day SIXTY SIX

the boy who thinks he is king

the lost eyes of
the child that
has grown old

mommy never
loved him

daddy was
never proud

even military
school couldn't
make a man
out of him

every wrinkle
screams this is
too much for
someone like
me

now, the whole
world gets to
see what happens
when a fucking
joke goes too
far

--J.J. Campbell