poem of the day 03.28.11

forced sobriety

i listen to the dogs bark

play bands who all sound
the same

forget to check my email

suck on mentholated
cough drops

drink water for salvation

shut off the lights
and close the blinds

fear them
fear you
fear the police
the newspapers
the politicians
and the kind hearted

stay in constant hunger

forget how to talk

dream latina girls pouring
bourbon down the throats
of corporate dictators

hate them
hate you
hate this daydream nation

feel like a mole

like a locust

who can only come out once
every so many years

and sing
for his sanity.