A Fun Night Out With Crazy Ed

This mood
would be
laughing gas if
it weren�t
cyanide gas if
it weren�t
a helicopter blade
against my neck
in slow
motion but
time doesn�t slow
down here
in your presence
it stops
your voice doesn�t stop
it�s too fake
too loud
it just keeps
on talking
too too
much and I�m
screaming behind
this smile
screaming I�m
screaming behind this
smile
screaming brain dead
I shouldn�t
have bought you that
last beer
I should have
bought more beer
for me
where�s that
bartender I need whiskey
more beer
and whiskey please
oh god
there�s not enough liquor
in the world
to wash out my ears
oh please shut
up would
you please shut up
oh god
please just shut
this guy up

                                                                                                © Jim Benz

Loch Raven Review Fall 2005 — Vol. I, No. 1
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