J.J. Campbell- Two Poems

save yourself

a little after midnight

and the coyotes are

howling

i look out the window

and the cat that stays

up by the house is on

the step scratching at

the back door

i go to the door and

lock it

every living thing has

to learn at some point

that it is best to simply

save yourself

the reliance on others

is a crutch that only 

leads to

heartbreak

 

 

 

play it cool

whispers in a crowded

room

i notice the ring on her

finger but recall the wise

words of a guy i used to

work with

always remember, if you're

single and she's not, she's

the one with something

to lose

i play it cool

try not to push my

agenda

laugh at her jokes

and make sure my hands

only wander to where she

wants them to

but when she nibbled on

my ear i figured she wasn't

exactly worried about her

husband at that point

i was gone before the sun

came up

a few hours before the

husband should be back

home

she should still be asleep

 

 

 

bio

J.J. Campbell (1976 - soon) lives and writes on a farm in Brookville, Ohio. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at BoySlut, The Camel Saloon, Pyrokinection, Regardless Of Authority, and Zygote in My Coffee. His first full lnegth book of poems, Sofisticated White Trash, was published earlier this year by Interior Noise Press. You can find J.J. most days bitching about something on his blog, evil delights (http://evildelights.blogspot.com)