DONT THAT SOUND GRAND

kill the morning with art now

dont that sound grand ?

~

used to be sick 

with residue & loathing

&

a fermenting hangover

&

it called for more of the same

broken & glorious

broken WAS glorious

deliberate incapacity

was a political act

dont that sound grand ?

~

alcohol had an energy then
before its function crept
into the cold bone abyss

& 

everything else
EVERYTHING else
from the trees to the grey cocaine
were just chasers boy chasers

chasing me down 

the greased runway

of the cliche slide

HAT ON HEAD HUG

i wake up in a coffee shop
plastic like a picture menu

the
day
ahead
like
a
runway
on 
some backwoods drugdrop airfield

the familiar potholes
are four winters old

and i can make it
i can make it still

into a low holding pattern

if theres no crosswind
or too much ice

but i need the right shoes
definitely need the right shoes

something 
with 
an elastic waistband too

and a hat for a head hug

its like having a head hug 
all day long
when you got 
a soft hat on

from madeiraislandnews.com