gulp



sometimes i feel like

the world opened it's big mouth

and swallowed me whole





show



you scream in my face

because i screamed in your face

love each other so





beer



let's drink it quickly

it's no good when it gets warm

and i need help soon





mountain



the sheer mountain face,

perpetually to my right as we

wind wind wind to the summit,

shows drill marks and blast lines.



quarter acres graded flat,

spread with straw, and

held down with lengths of string.

obscene bandages.



can't help but feel guilt

as i ponder the scars

left from a battle

that allowed me to be here.