life just
merrily continues along
mindless of the
miseries left
scattered in
its wake
triggering little
catastrophes in
nauseating swells
with salmonella
scetned sweetness

there isn’t time
to collect the
shattered bits
we just have to learn
to continue on
knowing the best
parts of ourselves
were part of the
toll paid just to
keep playing the game

i am a malignancy
cauterized
from the tenderness
in rapid decline
festering at the edge
of tomorrow’s painful
rejoinders casting
dark shadows upon
yesterday’s follies
leaving a trace of
tarnish in malaise