Slapstick frustrationA Poem by Conor Brackensome nonsenseIf I could cry myself to sleep I would If I could cry if I could sleep Sleep drunk is the best drunk but how to sleep not drunk Don’t drink then you feel the feels its whats real Feelings make YOU laugh feelings make YOU think feelings make YOU cry Feelings make me drink. Drinking makes me sleep drinking makes me sick Drunk sick is the worst sick but how to sick not drunk Exhaustion Utter defeat These are not feelings they are states of being How to be when it is all you can I can Can do can me can you tuna can tucan red can blue can I can ride a bike I can take a hike I can take flight Of stairs all at once and break bone Stay home stay alone stay hone yourself Sharpen and harden Ready for the next Be ready to emerge and merge with the herd Don’t fall behind Get picked for consumption a sacrificial lamb TOSS AN EGG IN THE PAN MAN © 2020 Conor Bracken |
StatsAuthorConor BrackenOakland, CAAboutI am a muay Thai fighter by trade and use writing as a way to take inventory of myself and my life. I write a lot of unstructured and off the cuff poems. Some short stories based off dreams I have. I .. more..Writing
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