The Usual

101807d
This morning I melted in the shower
My particles dispersed with hot water
And I was rinsed down the drain
I sloshed through the my house’s pipes
And finally into an underground cistern
There I mixed with other items repelled
Down drains – I attempted to hold
Myself together, but I continued dissipating
As my body of water rushed
Into a sanitization plant.

I smile now slightly,
Tomorrow morning
Californians everywhere
Will be drinking
Their own shit
And smiling with me
Moving through them.

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101807e
Sometimes I wish
I could be genuinely nice
That the nice person in me
Was not choked by bitter thorns
Sometimes I wish
I could forget about me
And take care of others.

But I’ve been
The only person
I can rely on
Since bitterness
Became my stale bride.

(sorry – I’m built)
(out of bad news)
(and rainy days).
© Liam Elliott 2007. All Rights Reserved.