“I’m”

by

Awaken unto the creaking boards beneath the bed, 

Nothing rests this resting head

Take up a hammer and strike clean through hardwood

So the creaking feels a splintering satisfaction 

Ah, destiny 

Playing god yet again 

 

Feeling my way through the dark to find a leaky ceiling with a puddle below

Take up a hammer and strike clean through hardwood

The water drips to the ground now and I welcome plants 

Nothing wasted

Maybe I’ll sleep 

Men have their needs

 

Stuck to the hammer which has flipped this house 

Struck the damned damners what hath shifted my countenance 

My frown is painted on the walls with caulk 

My smile is rooted in the ground through a porous floor

Taking my hammer and seeing where my emotions lie

 

Pining after an unstricken life