off the cuff: poems inspired by & in response to jonathan hayes

thank you lord for all 

that you've not given me 

 

for you do not exist 

& i am a poor philosopher 

forgive me 

you suck i suck 

 

this whole beautiful world 

fucking sucks 

& i am lucky 

to be living in it

 * * * 

my death poem 

here 

there is no air