Tuesday, June 27, 2023

Want

 I feel most at home when I am barely just alive.

They all want me to live despite my impotence to thrive.

They tell me that it's worth it, and I tell them that it's not.

"Just do what makes you happy." Hush, we both know what I want.

Happiness for me means crawling six feet underground.

It's listless in the water, prob'ly bloated if I drowned.

It's taking any pills that I can steal, find, or buy.

It's jumping from a building just to see if I can fly.

It's choking on my fingers as I slide them down my throat.

It's hanging in my closet without leaving any note.

Or maybe it's a trigger or a blade or car or cop.

It really could be anything that causes things to stop.

(2023)