go ‘head & pay no mind,
my words are nonsense.
a bundle of faulty lines—
a mouth that fails you.

it’s self induced.
oh well,

just overwhelmed.

so carry on then,
all for nothing,
there it goes now,
for crying out loud.

oh i’m beyond me,
asking for a pretty hand.

hope, for what it’s worth.
it’s as good as it gets from standing here.

he’ll make his way,
as it were cliche.

how could it be i wanted more than that,
a growing pain that shouldn’t last.

head down, walk out, safe now, no.

& i am afraid of fear,
of God—
look how she appears,

one more go around.

black flag,
not pressed to give into—
my head,
as long as my legs still work,

over & over again,
i’ll try.