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January 18, 2015 Cody S. Decker Poetry 0

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by Cody S. Decker

 

These nights

 if these nights

are what end up

doing me in

i’m ok with that

because

these nights

are better than

those days

that tend to be

most days

 

days that I can’t

be me

and speak my mind

or have

a drink

and smoke

a cigarette

or two

and actually listen

to my thoughts

 

maybe these nights

seem to be

a bad path

but to me

they are

just what I need

to get through

the days

and time

between

*   *   *

 

more tonight

my idea

of healthy

differs from those

who claim

to be

 

my healthy

is a craving

for more

drink

time

and cigarettes

tonight

 

drink

for the words

 

time for

the drink

and

cigarettes

to pass

the time

 

tonight

is now

running low

on all three

and will soon

lose

the luster

it once had

 

all is well

they say

when it ends well

and thankfully

tomorrow

will bring

a new night

*   *   *

 

A thought for now

If known it’s the last

Would we enjoy it?

Think about it more

And revel in now?

If known we couldn’t drink

We could drown tonight.

If known we couldn’t think

We could write tonight.

If known we couldn’t feel

We could love tonight.

For now

It’s a time

To ponder

And strive to wonder

About

The forgotten nights

And hazy days

The in-betweens

and now and thens

Of “What a night”

And “Remember when”

*   *   *

Cody Steven Decker

 

illustration: David Pratt

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