drunk falls out the
door to kiss
street
but sidewalk cracks
a grin ‘neath
his feet.
brushes sleep’s sheep off
he shakes head
and coughs..
and rises like rose
from shit
week.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorman/?hl=
..and leaves a heap of his weak where he fell on said street.
image found here – https://goodnightnina.wordpress.com/2016/01/04/im-a-rose/
if caring is torment,
it’s no moreso
than not,
and daring can be
harrowing but
not for us
robots,
though i’ve neither will nor
discipline to leave
the twist caps
alone
and my nerves are
too numb
to..
care that that
know.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/gèèrumpygorman/?hl=
image adapted from art by Levi Hastings found at –https://www.thestranger.com/features/2018/12/19/37093776/this-drug-could-change-alcohol-addiction-treatment-forever
..so now you know… may i go?
fought the knot but
never got it
right,
rope over nope, loops
unravel and
kink,
lips pucker
tight,
deepening the tint of ink
in veins shooting
through my
eyes,
i tried, was denied,
so in clown
makeup
i melted,
though i’m pleased
to report that
damn shoe
got tied,
but i wasn’t waved through
to grade 1 till each
eye socket
dried,
so i began swallowing
tears in knots with
each breath,
until i learned a
poorly tied
shoe,
wasn’t an offense
punishable
by death,
just a pressure
that many
kids felt
when out
came the belt
and to this day, when i catch a
kid fumbling to lace up
their own shoe,
i have to bite down
on the urge to
offer them
glue,
or a velcro pair
of steel toe
boots.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/grumpygorman/?hl=
image by Fabian Debora at – https://imagejournal.org/journal/issue-71/fabian-debora-issue-71/
..ok, time to sever these roots.
was that crumb in school
who tried too hard
at the wrong
things
and never believed he
was built tough
enough for
real..
feelings,
was kid accused of having
of having my head in
clouds all the
time
if only on the
inside
wish somebody had taken
a moment to see, it
was stuck
between my
knees.
though i now raise it
aim where i
please.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/grumpygorman/?hl=en
image adapted from artwork at – https://www.amazon.in/Mad-Masters-Minimalist-Painting-Textured/dp/B07JW6LB4D
Thank you, especially for this read.
he was the stirring
inspiration wrapped
in cautionary
tale,
and somehow it made
his magic worth
the buy in..
when pointing to cracks
on sidewalks he
once fell,
wore each mark
carved into his
flawless
face
as a road map
through
hell.
Grumpy Gorman
igram: https://www.instagram.com/grumpygorman/?hl=en
i miss resting on rocky shoulder.
