Inert

grandma's poppies are in full bloom
and i am none the more rich today
as i was 24 years ago

i have led expensive lives
but none have left me so empty as this one

he won't even let me feel his heart beat

smiley faces make me feel better

on the way to his house, i pass a street
bearing your name

we have drunken, unapologetic, sloppy sex

i crave cigarettes in the morning, piss red

and wish those black eyes had been for me