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With the Sun Comes Pain

Charles Michael Craven

every day I weigh less and less than
the day before
recently the dissent has slowed to a
half pound a day
better than March where I lost six pounds
between Monday and Wednesday.

I’ve practically starved myself
for the last year and a half
but every morning my colon
pushes out bowel movement
after runny bowel movement.

each morning (and the nights without sleeping pills)
is a series of cramps
sludge rolling on itself
trying in vain to clump,
but it comes out like cheap soup.

for hours this happens
then all of a sudden
the last bowel movement happens
and hunger overcomes me
usually to the point of nausea.

marijuana gets the first meal down by two
and I’m pretty good after that
as long as I avoid lactose.

then every night I avoid sleep like plague
hoping my colon will keep resting.

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