Good news!
I managed to sleep through the silence.
My dreams reported nothing.
Not a single word or image
but you,
darling Oblivion.
Good news!
I managed to make it through breakfast.
The food, a dead weight in my stomach.
I managed not to vomit.
The blues
are finally starting to reel me in.
Good news!
Lunch was uneventful.
Grocery store fried chicken.
I forgot to pack a lunch again,
I wish I'd
never quit smoking cigarettes.
Good news!
I managed to make it to supper.
Once again, garlic bread and pasta.
Now it's time to go get plastered.
I drink,
therefore I'm Alexander.
Good news!
I finally stopped lying to myself.
The truth is I am bored and selfish.
And everything I just said is bullshit.
Life is fucking marvelous.
We could do anything.
Cycles are made to be broken.
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