cold medicine

in forever, 

you won't be

able to read 

this is gibberish

to those 

in forever

some kind of

signs maybe

lip signals

if they can even

make out 

the single from

the noids in

those days

so hello forever 

I can tell 

you everything

I like those 

shoes? (are those

shoes? if you 

have shoes, 

and feet, 

I'm sure I like 

them or would)

and I would like

your eyes 

all of them.

Can you seem

me through

time? Even

from forever

forever?

it's so far away

here forever

come back and 

hold me

The Circling Song

Forget the crawling aliens

That's all you under the skin

You will get out of this on your own

without magic medicine

The vultures are circling, Joni,

immobile in your chair;

the vultures take souvenir snaps 

to say "I was there".

Don't look to gods or astrology

The stars don't know you exist

Everything you are is you 

and everyone you've ever kissed

The vultures are circling, Joni,

hold close but have no doubt,

the vultures will pose with red mouths

and pull your insides out.

Remember the first confinements

Remember every long day 

You can get out of this on your own

get up and walk away 

Pull up your stockings 

get up and walk away 

advent

Facebook says 

it's my birthday 

today, a Sunday. 

My pill organizer

also tells me

today is Sunday.

It's empty. Time 

to take stock and

fill up the week.

This one makes 

my blood thin.

I need just half.

This one slows 

my heartbeat:

thump. Thump.

This one skims 

the sticky fat
from the surface.

This one makes 

a stroke today

slightly less likely.

This one's only 

sour aspirin 

shaped like a heart.