An indifferent sun bleeds through dark velvet clouds
the color of cheap boxed wine
A gunshot wound on a rock and roll icon
Chirping birds mock the early morning
Children laughing at an old lady’s flabby arms
I have survived another apocalypse
A speed freak soldier in a broken down taxi cab
Plywood seat contorts my brittle spine
The way phony politicians twist their useless words
Dashboard radio chewed up my Rush tape
Silencing the majestic drum solos and bass lines
Driller killer mangled some dude at a bus stop
More flesh claimed by the heartless Turnpike
Blood washed away
Disemboweled ghost remains
Waiting for the N34 to the empty shopping mall
Drunken trolls have just enough for their fares
Spit on my bald spot as they spill onto the cracked sidewalks
I pull into a Diner to pick up my survival prize
A soggy bacon and egg sandwich
Burnt coffee and stale toast
Fuckers put cheese on that shit
Life isn’t worth the hassle
ANGER AT THE END OF THE WORLD 
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