"H O U S T O N W E H A V E A P R O B L E M"
by s.p. burke
I've regressed to nipping it
right from the bottle
the glasses just slow me down
and show me how much I decided to pound
This bottle can't really measure my displeasure with life
despite an amazing wife and kids I'd die for
but I am so fucking bored, and I just want to quit
I'm tired of this life and the exhaustion of living it.
I ache to be better. I don't know where to start.
I've got so many problems stored deep in my heart.
I'm afraid if I cut open, my wounds so you see
I won't get any better and I'll continue to bleed.
So I just bottle it up and pour another drink.
s.p. burke is about to retire after 20 years as an intelligence analyst in the US Army. Follow him here. Listen to our Savage Wonder podcast episode with him here.
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