my face like a
freezer,

stuffed with tv
dinners,

cooking like a teenager
binging on
tiktok,

this room could use
a dimmer,

this late into the
evening,

i don’t feel like
eating..

so i chew on
rocks.

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they’re outside but
harmless,

or so their
voices
hint

a bit too
loud..

so i
begrudge,

yet, it’s through
sheets

of tempered
glass,

i squint
to misjudge.

tried to tell
you

but white lies
found a
way
out

of
mouth,

greasy mouth..

creator of reasons
not to believe
..

i’ve changed
now
..

it’s true,

so, trust me when
i warn you
not
to.

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i spy..

cars as big
as flies-

a swarming sea
of buggy
eyes

and I’ve but one
reply-

SHOO!

and to no real
surprise..

these days, my texts
get few replies,

and i can’t
blame
you.

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Recede In Caution

do not disturb with
hollow word
s-

dare you ignore the
warning on
door,

or reasons it
hangs
for
!

do not disturb
unless
 
feline.. or
bird.


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dear drill, toothy
drill-

rattlin’ skull
still
..

in chamber of
respite

your grind
bites

most
desperate.

coping
or crutching

midst copious
munching

in
kitchen
–

on
throne
–

too full of
alone
..

fasting, then
grasping

at sweet
highs

are
crashing
..

the flavor’s not
lasting!

no grinding while
sleeping
,

less waking..
repeating
.

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image: janrye (pixabay)

swollen larks
come

swarm my
tree-

for treats but
hands

in pockets
bleed,

drifter litters
bench

with bitter
stench

in meadow
park
..

dried up after
dark.