make it quick
but make it stick
                to your mind
                imagine being blind
scratch your nose
the image you chose
                of yourself feels
                like the best of deals
when you run
into the afternoon sun
                feeling the hottest air
                for a quick affair
and torture might go
advance to that show
                don’t think about hell
                and won’t you tell
me about paradise
it’s all in disguise
                what others say
                you don’t need to pray
just live and feel
do the onion peel
                shed tears out of joy
                wait for me, boy
but don’t count to five
this is your life.

        © Dominik Alexander / 2024
        © Julius H. (image)