i see
the white hairs
in
my beard
the once
lonesome outlier
now pushing
forward
i don’t remember
getting
old
i don’t feel
old
despite
the white hairs
the cheater glasses
the constant
aches
the brain
seems
sharp
is it
shit
i don’t know
fuck
fuck
it’s late
i woke up
upside down
on the wrong side of
a feeling
like sleep
doesn’t want a damn thing
to do
with me
frankly
i wish
that feeling
were mutual
old
it’s all so
painstakingly obviously
grown
old
if i get forgetful
don’t tell me
i have written the same poem over and over and over again because it will just make you sad while inspiring me to write that same poem again
thanks for the inspiration
when i was
well
more well
less
scared all the time
huddled
in the cave
fearing the world outside
settled in
with nothing
but
that’s fine
the writing
insipid as it
is
flows better
probably why we don’t
drink
imagine the sloppy
trash.
shudders.
just shoot me
on a pile
of
unsold copies
of
whatever swill
i have pumped out to
the adoring massless void
that greets
an
unknown
unwilling
unsolicited
poet.
too goddamned old indeed.
especially
when put
like that.
Mike's Manic Word Depot 
I woke up on the wrong side of a feeling,
Perfect line
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thanks EC, i was happy with that one
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I adore this one, Mike. Your writing makes me happy, even when it’s supposed to make me sad. Because you wrote it. And you’re awesome.
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thank you Tara, you are awesome as well my friend.
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“the brain
seems
sharp
is it
shit
i don’t know
fuck
fuck”
Hahaha 😁.
“i see
the white hairs
in
my beard
the once
lonesome outlier”
This is exactly the stage I am at now! One in my beard, now one in my moustache! I am actually manually cutting them out, but I fear this won’t always be possible 😨 lol. Fuck indeed.
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Embrace that shit outwardly. Crisis magnifies internally.
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Haha! Thanks. Yeah, I’m telling myself that grey hairs on my head are like free highlights. Which I genuinely do think mostly, in my hair they look quite cool. Also I used to have a blue mole, so I’m sure I can deal with this! 😆
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