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Worn Out

Worn out by love Worn out by pain Worn out by people Worn out by talk Worn out by dreams Worn out by expectations Worn out by dismay Worn out by politics Worn out by society Worn out by animals Worn out by children Worn out by exercise Worn out by appointments Worn out by hope Worn out by fear Worn out by anxiety Worn out by feeling Worn out by sex Worn out by it all.

Shifting Politics of Stupidity

I felt like a wreck trying to walk to the bus. My body's in pieces and I'm told that I hope to get better. Meanwhile I fall apart. There's no sinking ships here - just empty vessels. There's no use in florid language when I describe what's really happening. Physio appointments, subjects of pain. Moments of wondering if this is real or just another example of a photogenic death. No one reads you anyway, it's all just for show. But the part that wins is the part that dies. Bone structure and muscle tightness. Linking the two together so that they become stones. The rest become like glass. Rehabilitation of destruction. Seismic shifts in disintegration. And we build our laws on shifting politics of stupidity. Hip to hip Heart to heart Who knows that we're all Just fallling apart And in these silent moments, I feel so stupid that I only wish it would end. A pill, a cream or something stronger. Tomorrow's another day. Another day to repeat the same...