J.J. Campbell- A Poem

you were warned about places like these

fearless

you've learned

to fake it well

over the years

but you can tell

by the looks on

all the faces

around the bar

you may have

bitten off more

than you can

chew with this

one

these occasions 

call for the liquor

kept under lock

and key

the stuff that can

make you blind 

if you drink too

much

no one wants to

see an ass whipping

coming anyway

 

 

 

J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) lives and writes on a farm in Brookville, Ohio. He's been widely published over the years, most recently in The Camel Saloon, ZYX, Boyslut, ART:Mag, and Zygote in My Coffee. His first full length collection of poems, Sofisticated White Trash, was recently published by Interior Noise Press. You can find J.J. most days on his highly entertaining blog, evil delights (http://evildelights.blogspot.com).