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God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change.
I can’t shoot up,because addictions in my blood,but drinking’s not enough,and I’m starting to struggle. I’ve got a cold right now,and I’m hoping that every cough could be my last.I’m never that lucky.It’s Monday again and I’m on a busy bus,hiding from the nightmares that await me back in bed. I dreamed of you, once…
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Behind Bars
I never allowed myself to dream about getting out of prison. It’s easier to get through this if you don’t. I’ve been here since I was nineteen years old, so it’s all I’ve ever known, and after everything that’s happened, I suppose it’s all I’ll never know. I’ve got a life sentence, so I’m trying…
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Jam Sandwich
He grew like a weed,sprouting and towering above me,but in my eyes,he was still five years old,jam under his fingernails,reaching up with a smile and sticky hands. When he was three, he struggled to speak,but by thirteen, I couldn’t shut him up,always gabbing,babbling about the football as dinner falls from his excited mouth,a stern stare…
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Cross The Road
Why did the barren beauty cross the road?In the hopes that she’d leave the earth quicker,but the sick thing about it is, life just goes on,even when you feel you’ve been living too long.She does. Line her up.Livened up, by the door frame,lighting up,It’s a start,just a breath,just a wish,just a step in the right…