Learning To Inhale

It's 4 a.m.--  

A hotel
bible is spreading
the good
news to a local wino,
as dirty children
of intimate strangers 
are playing X Box
with addicts.

A young girl
is learning 
to inhale up 
on the
gravel rooftop,
scribing poetry
on her arm
in the minute 
moonlight.

Razor writing
is such
a waste of type O.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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October 30, 2015 at 7:03 AM
This is lovely and great! I miss your work my dear poet. Refreshing... so refreshing!!
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