this
life experience
is
not ironclad
and
it’s not inspired
and
it’s creeping up on me
like
a serpent or a plague
this
life experience
doesn’t
take names
and
it doesn’t discriminate
and
it refuses to give you any breaks
like
a charity or a saint
and
she asked we when was the
last
time i had a real job
and
she asked me what my plans were
and
i refused to answer her questions
because
it is none of her goddamn business
this
life experience
is
rusted shut
and
it itches and it burns when i pee
and
it doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor
like
a statistic or WASP
and
i’ll probably never hear from her again
which
is a good thing because she was boring
and
i’ll miss her falling asleep on the phone
and
how i lied when she asked if she snored
because
it’s not always about you
-
and
the white lies are oftentimes what keep
the
boat from sinking into
the
big muddy
charles cicirella
3/30/16
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