MENTHOLISM

Cold is your gift

spend countless hours grifting

Sole proprietorship

of these barricades

Close eyes

pretend we have talent

Not swayed

too into too craven

Can’t hold liquor

can’t hold sobriety

Smoke Craven Menthols

not sure why

Get frigid

ride late night

Last call

scratch open white scabs

Walk-in therapist sees you

there you are

Don’t have a problem

in writing

Need a

room in which to brood

An adjacent

room from which to watch

So hard to keep

the stories straight

This poem makes

sure of that