the slimy tentacles
of time
slither among
the driftwood
of consequences

hail to thee
oh bearded bastards
of angst immemorial

hail hail

forsaken the dreamspit
the splinter
in the eye of fate

the waste water rapids
of youthful
indiscretions

rancorous
is the need
in the face
of patience

rancid
is the respite
between
here and then