'god knows'

god spoke to them.

god said:

what the fuck do you think you’re doing?

tell lies in your own house

not mine

keep your vows

under the steeple

run ape shit out in the street.

god is like that.

god knows you’re as proper

as your sunday threads

but you’re a complete douche bag

the rest of the week.

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'how do i tell you'

how do i tell you that i never meant to cause your ache

i never meant to rob the moon from your sky

and yet now i'm starless

far removed from any good i possessed.

how do i tell you the only good thing

is for you to stay away from me;

i'm worthless if i can't make your eyes shine.

how do i tell you that my world has stopped turning without you;

there's a huge difference between living and alive.

#barflypoet

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'dreaded dates'

one more minute before midnight;

one more shot slammed back

my mourning carried over

to another long year.

#barflypoet

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'soulmate'

i will die

with you in my heart

your name upon my tongue.

#barflypoet

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'excuse me, i was writing there'

there is nothing worse

than someone inadvertently

stealing your chair

while you’re taking a piss

and the residue of their mojo

ruining your groove.

#barflypoet

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'ask yourself, what was the cost?'

tonight there will be

no words

no tender crafting

of stanzas

tonight you have lost

all your magic;

tonight

you have lost.

#barflypoet

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'sepulcher'

every glance

every breath

i dig you deep

deeper.

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'the hand we are dealt'

it is simply the hand we are dealt

that we must accept

so cry stand, you say.

no

hit me,

for i am tired of this stagnant state

hit me

and let the deck fall as it may

twenty-one ways to dying

can't be all that bad.

#barflypoet

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'elephant'

tiptoeing around subtleties

dropped casually in the room

sidestepping with caution

while the ruse stomps

up the staircase

down the hall.

#barflypoet

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'grey day'

symphony atop the land

the rain orchestrates our sorrows.

#barflypoet

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