The crickets are loud enough
to drown the sorrow
for as long as you can take it.
Each puff blind
burst
orange and stinging.
Sometimes only half a smoke before
sorrow soars above the crickets;
you rush back in
constant hum and rattle.
Soon once again it lures you back,
and once again it’ll deem you worthless.
Category: Calm
Reprieve
The crickets are loud enough
to drown the sorrow
for as long as you can take em.
Each puff blind burst
orange and stinging.
Sometimes only half before
sorrow soars above the crickets
—you rush back inside to the
constant hum and rattle.
Soon once again they lure you back,
and once again, judge you useless.
calm and deliberate
the crickets are loud enough to drown the
sorrow for as long as you can let em
each puff blind
burst
orange and stinging
sometimes only half
before sorrow soars above the crickets
you rush inside to constant hum and rattle
soon once again they lure you back
and once again they judge you worthless
calmly and deliberately untitled
the crickets are loud enough to drown the
sorrow for as long as you can take it
each puff blind
burst
orange and stinging
and sometimes only halfway
before sorrow soars above the crickets
and you run inside to the constant hum and rattle
soon they lure you back once again
and once again judge you worthless
Drowned
the crickets are loud enough to drown out the
sorrow for as long as you’re able to take it
say for the length of a cigarette
each puff blind
burst
orange and stinging
and sometimes only halfway
and the sorrow soars above the crickets
the crickets scream their foul memories
and you run inside to the constant hum and rattle
soon the crickets will lure you back out for another chance for reprieve
and again they will judge you worthless