hello from the asylum

We are like two prisoners
in our own little cells
tapping on the wall
so we won't be alone.

I put Pepto in my gas tank
and the car still runs
but much slower than before.

I got hit in the nuts one time
by an errant soccerball
when I was nine.
My lesbian gym teacher
tried to show compassion
but her face failed her.

My son won't show me love
or look me in the eyes
but he talks about me every second
that I'm gone.

In two days
I'll be thirty five
It's on a Thursday
and I just realized
that the best part of a birthday
is it's the only holiday
where you're the only one
that gets presents
and you don't have to shop for anyone else.

February is short
March is long.
Be strong my prison buddy
be strong.