cold, red meat

I like one-liners and 24-hour diners,

I also "get a kick out of" watching "the lead"
place cold, red meat on a "shiner"
in a 1963 movie

Forever just got a lot shorter,

Back when dinosaurs were a threat
and there wasn't enough time left
to feel regret, marriage
made some sense

Nowadays, however, it's a bit barbaric
and wholly unnecessary,
not to mention
impractical

When the only jewel I can still cling to
is the ability to change my mind;

When my body becomes completely,
totally renewed each
seven years

Then there is no need
to place a ring
on a phalange

Or shed so many tears

Also, divorce papers and whatnot
make me feel very distraught-
my mother told me never
to be a quitter;

Hence the reason I still
smoke cigarettes, hence
the reason I don't believe
in these disposable
marriages

Most days this is what I think to myself:
"you are such a fucking asshole,"
then I intentionally ruin
my health

If you were to yell right now,
would anybody be able
to hear it?