don’t tread on me
tired
worn thin
blown out
punctured
and out of balance
tired
slick, slow leak
low pressure
I am rubber
on this road
tired
overinflated, misaligned
cracked, flat
slashed, burned
I’m tired
then in came the winds screaming down the mountain the giant hemlock shaking angry as us all that the end of April feels like the end of Fall and now snow does with the gust white whirling snow devils
I didn't drink coffee until after highschool that summer I took a new job at River Marina first morning on the job Pat Jennings, my new boss asked, "Do you drink coffee?" I shook my head "Well, then y