SOFTY
From the 2018 Collection "The Dead Dog Parish"
Oh, Death!
Two beers and I’m on my back!
Skipped the shower,
skipped the toothbrush.
Just a film of sweat,
a few strange hairs,
a swirl of ancient friends,
a coup of meaning
squashed
under the weight
of a daze.
I once set goals,
was a sniper,
dug into my fiber—
Now I only
light candles,
pick flowers.
From the 2018 Collection "The Dead Dog Parish"
