J.J. Campbell- Two Poems

mumble to yourself

 

laugh in the

face of fear

 

mumble to

yourself in

a crowded

waiting

room

 

always tell

authority to

fuck off

 

dance naked

in the rain

 

never let

them tell

you

 

crazy isn't

a beautiful

thing

 

you built the myth

 

the helpless

desperation

of being

alone

 

waiting for

a knock on

the door or

the phone

to ring

 

that feeling

in the back

of your mind

that you could

die and no one

would know

for days

 

realizing you

built the myth

better than you

ever imagined

 

40 years on

another 40

to go

 

emptiness

knows no

bounds