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rye bread

John Grochalski

you eat the rye bread
in front of the machine
pretending you’re a writer
pretending you’re immortal

you suffer the insomnia
thinking it’s some kind
of clout

take the drink
yes
yes
the drink is good

it’ll do you
until it becomes too much

you eat the rye bread
down
the food always burning
your stomach
as badly as a glass
of scotch

and you worry that
it’ll have to end
because you can’t seem
to make the parts work
together
anymore

the booze
the writing
and the rye bread

you worry that you’ll become
like the smiling dumb
on the sopping streets

looking for a hobby
and a place for dinner
on a typical saturday night.

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