sound oscillations permanent metal air
conditioned mental hospital hair
observations on old folks
tired tantrum attacks
walkers in the snowy eyes
of grandchildren
one way mirror to a
clear eyed god
a law abiding citizen
turning inside out for the king
bending over sideways
as the instructor stretches her purple spandex
leading the man upstairs
down
via mechanical chair
large bosom
Philipino nurse
checking my temp
forcing down meds
feeding my head with her sweet lies
how I won’t die tomorrow
slowly everyday
each hour is pain
beyond relief I
sleep two hours a night because
I don’t believe in dreams anymore
they don’t visit me
much like my children and the rest of them
family ties are strong as
my eyesight
I know death is bliss thinking
too much
I remember how you
kissed in the dark
and now in the evanescent morphine body buzz
fleeting high of happiness
as I drift off
dizzy smelling disinfectant and scented candles somehow
there is no longer an I or me
or you
nothing to hold but the infinite
cold
space
that we truly are
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