'bad intent'

there are nights

i slam the 

drinks down my

throat like the

reaper come home.

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'avenue'

dip in neon

drip with sin

the gutter will be cleaner than your mouth tonight

peddle what comes faceless

but known to all. 

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'80 is the new 70'

using his walker

the spry young man of 80

sauntered to the bar

then put his heart into ordering

the craft beer he desired

(drink some water first, you must hydrate,

his aide reminded).

that first sip kissed his lips and

his eyes danced back to ’47 as

his face left this place.

he drained his beer

(finish your water, you must hydrate,

his aide reminded).

the spry young man of 80

noticed me sipping my scotch and

he smiled; oh, he smiled.

had he been even 10 years younger

we would have torn this bar apart. 

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'adaptation'

i’ve grown used to

a mind gone closed;

i’ve gone numb to

a heart grown cold. 

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'all the vices'

lunatics and geniuses are often alcoholics.

i am a poet

known to write

some arresting verse.

in that vein of honor

i tip my glass 

a toast to all the vices

that drove men like me mad.

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'fumes and funeral flowers' 

i came here

to tell you

i’ve not much longer

left to go.

it’s been an uphill ride

on fumes and the 

heavens have dulled.

funny, we gaze

at the same sky

night after night;

you see stars shooting

while i, dying.

i guess i’m saying

i’m doing all i can

to crest this hill

plummet downward 

cry your name from my lungs

one last time. 

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'crucifix'

i never realized 

how heavy i felt

within my own skin

until i slipped you

around my neck

and you lightened 

the load on my heart.

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'i am not the boogeyman'

steep in darkness if you must

in silence i’ll sit beside you

till you share all the reasons

you run from me so

then, only then

will i shine soft light, a reminder 

of the heart i gave you.

recesses should not exist between us

neither monsters, fear

denial of our love. 

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'we die in passion'

it’s a slow climb

to the long burn.

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'trinity'

beer to start the tongue.

scotch to sear the tongue.

wine to soothe the tongue.

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