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survival

there is not always

a good reason to break

an old habit

the easy way out 

is sometimes the

only way out

at 3:14am

the night crawls

the fan blows

the whiskey

there are symptoms

of fear that

must be hidden

buried or

forgotten

a man can only

survive the

moment

take what the 

whiskey will give you;

relish it

let it have you

when your old habits

kill you,

you’ll remember

that you were supposed 

to die anyway

Denham Springs

There’s a hotel in Denham Springs, 

           Louisiana,

where I redefined my prison-fed idea 

           of home.

I funneled my thoughts into the universe of

           open space,

and focus became the freedom in 

           my step.

There was no more gazing into silence with nothing 

           on my tongue;

No more anchors of fear.

I sank into a strangers bed, 

           and I counted my blessings,

while I dreamed there was no better 

           place to be.