"Pace" - Michael Keating
check all the locks
front, back and front again
can’t neglect
the one in your skull
switch all the stoves
conductive heat
flick a cigarette
in the kitchen sink
it’s only left
sinking
check back in
the conversations
rattling between thought confusion
look at every image
for planned differences
that were put in
children’s magazines
count your missteps
and notice all
the errant bricks
just don’t trip
self medicate and
catch the card trick
to try to cheat it
and get your ass beat
pace but not
predictable
try not to quantify
other’s lives
take your ambien
and lithium
while figuring
how to sleep
ruminate
on your sins
you’re no good
for nobody
likely from
your pessimism
or drug addiction
or brain contusion
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