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Lethargy Marooned

Christopher Hanson

My beer’s gone flat,
Knocked over
And sprayed away,
Induced,
By the buzzed up caffeine stupor
Of another –
One thing or another,
When I want to drink alone,
Emphasis –
“Alone.”

I dismiss the
Ghost
And
Grab the survivor,
Or the “one” that’s most full.
Only to
Stare at the TV,
Empty
And beyond the realm of
Power,
I like it that way.

In addendum to
The lacking electricity
I remain to
Eyeball the music,
And listen for the picture –
A more prolific collaboration,
I come up with nothing.

Nothing,
Like home
When the apartment’s empty,
And I’m empty.
Hell,
My fish have even packed
And are ready to go.
I plan for the same
And crawl my way towards
The first
Wire –
Connection.

I pick up the phone,
Half a life-line,
Half a Hell
And fondle numbers,
All of her numbers,
Numerically magical
Numbers –
2 legs,
2 arms,
And 1 warmer place
As if she were really here,
And she could be,
But I’m not,
Or not in the mood
As my beer’s hit “E.”

So I join the fish,
And pack for the road.
I take to the
Miles
That lead me to women
And one in particular,
A venture towards
Companionship
Mingled with that special kind of
Solitude parallel completion –
Similarity meets singularity.

My fish were smarter,
They made way to sea –
Plentiful food,
Plentiful drink,
Multiple partners,
Space
And plenty more space.

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