i haven’t dreamed in years
so i don’t waste too much time
on the yard work or my fears
i do crosswords to hold on to
what wit i have left
oh the soft lead smudges they make so much sense
i have a pin from when i retired
i traded a job that i loved
for tumor-filled guts
i can taste them when i eat
magic waves ready for the tv
though it could be the plastic in the microwave
years running
years running
wasted years of cunning
to just come right back here
i keep have a carton of lucky strikes
on the table by my bedside
i have never smoked a single one
cassette tapes of the gospel sayings
so familiar like old feelings
i water plants to the story of the son
did i tell you that i started painting
but the colors can be so misleading
when you hold them too far away
oh the colors can be so misleading
and sometimes life can be so defeating
when you hold it at arm’s length
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