Sunday, December 29, 2024

the reality that awaits them By J.J. Campbell


a pounding headache


with any luck you'll

be dead by the morning


the woman of your dreams

is off fucking her true lover


and if you ever want to let

the young poets know


that is the reality

that awaits them


dancing with the devil

is reserved for a higher

class of degenerate


get used to the sewers


to the cheap booze


to women as lost

as you truly are


she swore she could

shit out rainbows if

given enough drugs


would you rather eat

or be entertained


she said she knows

a guy a few blocks

away that sells some

good shit


old enough to know now

that is never a good sign







J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) is old enough to know better. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at Synchronized Chaos, Disturb the Universe Magazine, The Beatnik Cowboy, Lothlorien Poetry Journal and Black Coffee Review. You can find him most days on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)



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