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Pit of my Hell

Charles Michael Craven

maybe it’s a good
home,
but I still fail to understand
why the devil
is living
in my stomach.

he visits my mind
every now
and then,
but for the most part
he camps out in my
tummy.

the arrogant doctors
call him Chrone’s
but I call him
the devil fucker in my belly.

I never seem
to catch him sleeping.
he’s up at night.
he’s up in the morning.
he’s up in the middle of the day.

he’s a strict bouncer.
my stomach is his
night club,
“the pit of my hell”, he calls it.

he takes his job seriously.

not everyone
can come in,
but everyone must leave,
usually,
way more fucked up
then when they entered.

no dairy.
no grease.
true to form,
nothing good is let in
by the devil.

it’s hard to eat,
it’s hard to sleep,
it is impossible to reason,
with my little devil.

every now and then
I give in.
only natural foods and
high fiber
for me.

wouldn’t you know it?
that fuck still gets pissed
and kicks everyone out.
they run out
wet and hot.
I cramp,
symptoms of a menstrual cycle.

I look for an antidote.
medicine helps,
but not much.
the devil
treats the pills and the shots like a morning drink
sleeping it off
just to raise more hell.

God made pot,
man made pills,
who do you trust?

I’ve got some good news
boys and girls:
the devil is a pot head too.
he calms down
mellows out
and watches TV
while eating chips,

and for now
I do too.

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