there’s nothing left
here for me
just a
chilly dank evening
talking to my scar
wooden ships
iron men
on the old boat
hands in my p-coat
wind/salt water in my face
buoys will be boys
the blue frontier
too old now
no more walking the bow
future so muddled
towed back to port
permanent dry dock
sailing days scuttled
the hours pass
doing paperwork
working the late shift
coffee yawns
scarf; heavy coat
green desk light burning
tick tick tick tick
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lost my apartment
lost my girlfriend
lost my mind
my dog ran away
the job wasn’t a loss
really
boring ass
brain numbing
waste of life
ran by snakes
car didn’t run
all that great
tried to fix it
good money after bad
my car became
the south shore train
three flight walkup
to a dump
not much per month
cracked walls
assortment of bugs
at home in the rugs
my clingy GF
became unclinged
unhinged she was
insufferable
she was usually stoned
I’m better off alone
out of my mind
out to lunch
off my rocker
crazy like a fox
I’ve never met
a fox who was crazy
that dog
usually indifferent
except at dinner time
still, he was always there
except when he wasn’t
I’m gonna miss him
unwelcome news
a train horn sounds
pot of tea steaming
some White Horse whisky
a local bar
bartender with a wry smile