i don’t often
question
my particular poisons
just let them
enslave me

there are enough
anxietyinducing
incidentalhorrors
anauralassaultagainst
any hope of easing
unwantedexistential
crisisescrashing
like raindrops in
an illinois autumn

fuzzy guitars
scratches and boom bap
beautiful women
unapproachablepetiteand
whollyuninterested
a good solid indica
and no clear indicator
of where i am headed
except headfirst into
another catastrophe

i didn’t pick
my particular poisons
but i imbibe them
with the relish of
someone who understands
we only get one trip
on this wobbling rock