I lay here on the couch
The empty bed too large
Most nights of the week
Falling asleep in my clothes
Black books reeking of death
Quiet their cacophony […]

What drives this mad behavior
More than simple addiction
A lack of self control
Some innate desire to feel commanded
Branded
Reprimanded […]

The red planet
Bluest veins of all of us
Bleeding the same
Screaming the same
Our passions untamed […]

“You don’t need it but it’s available”
You said
“I don’t need it but I want it”
I replied smiling
We were talking about caffeine
Maybe something else […]

We watched in horror as it unfolded
Across social media
Across our television screens
My father in law had never hugged me that long […]

A seven
A fifty
An eclipse
An earthquake
Silence […]

General Chance he’s
Way behind the frontline
He’s running it all through
In his icy mind
The bodies will pile up […]

You all wear your masks
But let it slip a little for me
When you see me living so
Unapologetically
I see you more than you know […]