black angels

all the black angels are singing a lullaby;
insane in the membrane,
insane in the membrane,
insane in the membrane,
just can’t find your way back home

all within the past year

the arrest,
death of a close friend,
mock double suicide of my parents,
accusations of alleged sex acts,
gone, five beloved femme fatales,
imprisonment for vile, unspeakable crimes,
divine death of my mother,
amputation of the upper right extremity,
aphasia, dyslexia, a poet that struggles with words

there, satisfied

i’m happy…hope you’re happy, too