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Conviction

Charles Michael Craven

the only ally is the pen –
always too late
too soon
or too blind.

sometimes I feel I need the train wreck,
as if I’m slowing down to watch my own accident
on the side of the road
like this whole globe is just spinning for me to
make my own movie.

the boredom in life is too much for one brain to handle,
so I reach out to the beautiful hands
but they never seem to keep the same time.

baby, I know you’re out there waiting on the same thing,
so just jump in the water
and help me get rid of the waves.

just remember what the corner man says
in a heavyweight boxing match,
“you have to swim
without getting wet.”

but instead of on your couch
or in your bed
at least I’m still in your head
counting down the hours until they let me out,
but the clocks in the asylum
run slower than a fat man to a diet coke.

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