Paperbacks and Coke

PAPERBACKS AND COKE Two partners in crime, my love affairs… Bookmarked pages dumped on my soft bed An urge to roam among fays and lords, With visions of despair or triumph Knowing insomnia is the nemesis; While Advil cannot comfort night’s plea A hubris …firing my imagination. While leafing through chapters, I find relief From another quirk; an ally so sweet… Oh,cold fixes of Coke Zero quench This need to satisfy all day’s thirst, Eluding water therapy…how bland How tasteless when hero and villain Begin a venture of mighty feat; Jittery, hand reaches for the next soda As my brain excrete adrenaline… With paperbacks and Coke at 3 am, I conquer twilight’s watch, quite drained! But life is short, my love affairs agree; Did I include the M&M’s cravings? For rob carmack, A Vice You Love 11/21/2015