Boy Wound Too Tight

a hairless rat swelling up

a black cat in a dark room
blind cat in a
dead alley
always runnin, lullin, for a single purpose
to west, to east, to
lines lollin in splendid
speech
a lawyer is a lawyer
because of another lawyer
a boss is a boss
because of some other
bum
curled up to fire
  purrin in the flames
faith a stripped fur against
the insane
chill

smoking a cigarette and tried
to smell
Copyright © | Year Posted 2014

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Pinet Avatar
February 8, 2015 at 2:19 PM
An apt description of hell for any child. Your words are raw and vindictive voicing their message onto the page with self-assurance with an accent of anger capturing the reader's imagination and attention. Emile. #7
Thornton Avatar
December 16, 2014 at 8:53 PM
BRAVO! Really intriguing piece.. Very raw and genuine.. Awesome!~Joel
Miers Avatar
December 18, 2014 at 8:49 PM
appreciate that.
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