Ozempic’d

Alternatively, “the shape of them words”

Photo by Joshua Burdick on Unsplash

look at him
he just asked
but it was
the shape
of them words
not the sound
that kinda got to him

what can’t be conquered
can’t be
defended
he figured
25 laps
of this worn-out track
with a Michelob Ultra Light ceiling
creeping in

he could have
just sent it
on down the line
with a flick and a roll
one mighty burst
then booyah
outta that compromised at the seams
tuxedo for good

nobody told him
there’d be
days like these
just wasting away
wasting away
no matter what he’d do
no matter what he’d say
spent matches
just below the stairs