DREAM THE HOPES OF AWKWARD OVERLAPSES OF TIME SEPARATING NIGHT FROM DAY

old men sleep in their cars
waiting for wives
in the far corners of parking lots

and the most insecure of us
run at night
in XL sweatsuits
in order to hide our clumsy shame
from the rest of the
beautiful world


how many of you use hairgel.
you know,
your hair is never clean.
with the exception of
that instant you exit
the shower.
button-up shirts
all the way to the top. please.
and suit pants.
shine your shoes-
you sons of bitches.
you've gotta look sharp
to stay
all the way to the top.
please.

i've forgotten
where i was going
with this.


oh ya.
it's a distraction.