Living Totally Alone
To cope with the last few years I’d been drinking too many beers And become such a louse Mom didn’t want me in her house So I lived alone Growing as thin as a bone Barely able to eat And…
Poetry
Final Sighting
When she came to my mom’s house I was about as strong as a mouse There was no reason for alarm I could do no harm I was just confused Who had lit the fuse That signaled the end And…
Old Country Style
For some reason Maybe because it was in season I don’t know why I bothered But I told her father I wanted thee To marry me He was nice As sugar and spice When I deserved to be punched in…
Home Again
The moment I broke the door I hit the refrigerator To grab a beer To signal no fear The old Benton is still here.
The Ride Home-10
I called a taxi The moment they said I was free Before I saw the light of day My old friend Jay Came by What a great guy To see a funny face After being in a place Where your…
Discharge Day
I’d finally had enough No more free stuff I started talking shit About being in this pit Only because I had money And this institution is crummy Threaten not to pay And you’ll be sent on your way.
All I Wanted
It wasn’t all bad in there One could eat all they could bear Cigarettes were given free Which filled me with glee Plenty of sweet juice for all Who had the gall To stuff their face After their mind had…
The Blueberry Pie
The first time I was in the hospital When I was none too hospitable My mom and stepdad came With a box of rain Inside was a blueberry pie Which was a gift from the sky They had not given…
Later That Night
The male receptionist Sat behind the desk I was suspicious of he That he’d been with my future fiancée His hair was red like the devil For that I wanted to rebel I attacked him from the side But like…
The Check-In
A black woman checked me in With the whitest teeth I’d seen within She spoke with a Caribbean accent And smelled of a sweet scent She offered me medicine To help with my recent sins As another black patient walked…