a poem by R.D. "Raindog" Armstrong
A leaky seal King-pins that need replacing A failing wheel cylinder A broken camera lens Bad tubes Dull blades Unpaid debts Broken dreams No hot water in the bathroom Stains on the sheets Dirty smudges on the walls A weed choked garden A hair-choked drain A few steps from insanity A few more steps from a cardboard box under a bridge One step from an early grave A strange hand in your pocket A finger on the trigger A pain in the ass Blood in the toilet A bald tire, a wet, oily street The wrong time to turn over a new leaf A broken rubber A broken heart An insensitive remark A caution thrown to the wind Boredom Four walls closing in fast It’s the little moments that ambush you: A broken pencil Or your computer crashing with all your poetry Erased |