lonesome
and
brooding
staring off
into the distance
that will never
accept a dreamer
a person who
doesn’t want to
be filthy rich
or loved by
the masses
i first thought
of ending my
life when i was
8 years old
and people act
surprised when
they find out
i didn’t have a
happy childhood
or a good relationship
with my father
i laugh,
i’m more suspicious
of those who did
All You Will Ever Need
shine a light
into the eyes
of a tortured
soul
the blank and
hollow void
is all you will
ever need
not everyone
can just roll
with the
punches
for some
one tragedy is
one too many
Dances With Temptation
this broken soul
battered in the
neon twilight of
someone’s fucked
up dream
an old janis joplin
song playing in
the distance
welcome to the
hole
here’s your needle
and your spoon
climb off your cross
and embrace your
reality
too many dances
with temptation
are why you’re
here to begin with
what’s just one
more
The Goddess and the Poet
the soft sunshine
right before dark
a little bit of sweat
on the curve of the
back of the woman
that doesn’t fully
understand what
her future holds
one day she’ll
realize the poet
was the one that
never wavered
and always
stayed true
just how patient
he remains while
the endless boys
of summer take
their turn is
another reality
upon itself
some souls never
feel more alone
than when in a
crowded room
hopefully
the goddess
finds the poet
long before that
burden takes
over
All the Odds Stacked Against You
watching old videos
of david bowie
genius is dripping
from the ceiling
once again
laugh in the face
of all the odds
stacked against
you
crazy has
accomplished
more than they
will ever give
it credit for
dance in the neon
joy of knowing
your soul has
yet to be stuffed
away in a box
in the ground
our deaths will
be a spectacle to
light up the night
sky
lightning to let
a little boy out
there know
mystery is still
just beyond the
horizon
J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) was raised by wolves and is now
trapped in suburbia. He's been widely published over the years, most recently
at In Between Hangovers, Yellow Mama, Sentinel Literary Quarterly, Winedrunk
Sidewalk and Midnight Lane Boutique. You can find him most days on his highly
entertaining blog, evil delights. (http://evildelights.blogspot,
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