Crack, Break, Slit and Shake

Crack open at dawn
Break down the barrier
Slit up a can of beans
Shake down water

One thing at a time.

For None Will Be Bowed Down For

Stare blankly
Think hungrily
Act for thirst
Seek a first

For none will be bowed down for
Rise up for you.

System Overload

The constant sneer
The consistent fear
The continual struggle,,,

The condescending babble...

Rot

Hours and hours and hours and hours...
Spend most days in bed
nights as well.

Hair starts to fall off. One by one.
nosebleeds becoming all the more frequent
false teeth and flaky skin
I smell of rot.

Flamingo

An endless and unwilling imitation of the sloth
Dizziness from fifty-seven cups of coffee
slowly, it gets dark, transitioning into nightfall
but there is a rising pulse,
there is a flaming desire,
I see the Flamingo Bird

Early Bird

Early bird
Walking third
Teeth bathed in acid
Brain is going flacid

Absence

I haven't been around
I haven't sat down
I haven't been up to speed
and I haven't filled your need.

because there is only one