The Apartments Behind Us
a loud boom in the
middle of the night
go check and see if
your mother is still
in bed
i checked there and
she was snoring under
three blankets
i went to the kitchen
and everything looked
like it did when i went
to bed thirty minutes
ago
probably the apartments
behind us
kids blowing up shit
in the dumpster again
or the adults destroying
shit before the cops
show up
Most of Humanity
here come the holidays
never easy for those of us
that dislike most of humanity
thanksgiving is a quiet meal
alone while watching football
and putting up the charlie brown
christmas tree
no one ever said i couldn’t enjoy
my own kind of festive glee
turn on the lights that have been
up since last christmas
and you wonder why there isn’t
a woman in the picture
Watching from the Corner
she had the eyes
of some beautiful
ancient creature
the kind that jim
morrison would
write poem after
poem about
she saunters through
the room, cigarette
dangling, bottle of
whiskey by her side
i was watching
from the corner,
as usual
made eye contact
with this dream
and soon the bottle
was empty
it was an old song
from bowie that
got us talking about
all the memories of
the club drugs back
in the day
her lips tasted
like regret
still asleep in my bed,
left ass cheek poking
out for some sun
Wallowing in the Facts
watching the fools
dancing in the rain
never remembering
any time in my life
i was ever that free
i’m not seeking pity
only wallowing in
the facts
the thing about
loneliness is when
a bottle becomes
a friend
a needle is
a lost lover
the shotgun in
the corner starts
whispering sweet
nothings in your
ear
when those are
the only friends
you have the end
is nothing more
than that
no tears
no remorse
no need for feelings
just sweet relief
Bio: J.J Campbell (1976-?) is trapped in the suburbs wondering where all the lonely housewives went. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at The Beatnik Cowboy, Horror Sleaze Trash, Synchronized Chaos, Disturb the Universe Magazine and The Rye Whiskey Review. You can find him most days on his mildly entertaining blog, Evil Delights
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