POETRY: gary gets with it

the world tonight  is denied    

only i

confronting me

only me here to hear my thoughts

                                        but i suckered you in –

                                               [you are reading

                                                the stinking blog]

    —–        —–

smoke seven

cancer heaven

i know it is vice

          but

that is all the more reason to embrace it.

         —–        —–

shreds of tobacco

linger on my t-shirt

wondering why

they weren’t

good enough;

wondering why

they

were left behind,

purpose

unfulfilled.