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Kevin Seiler Jun 18
I've got the world in the palm of my hands
Yet I discard it like unwanted trash
Into God's wastebasket

So brazen in my pride
As if another just like it
will simply rain down from the skies
For me to catch

Sometimes I wonder
Just who the hell I think I am anyway
A walking contradiction
All bite
And no Chew
Follow up
Without follow through
Always falling short of my potential
Slowing down right before I reach my apex

Too chicken-**** to commit
Complacent in my mediocrity
One of these days
I'm going to fully commit
To being the best that I can be
Or finally work up the courage
To put a gun in my mouth
Kevin Seiler Jun 18
What's the lesson this time
Do I really even care anymore
Am I truly invested in this education
Or am I merely hoping to get a passing grade

Meaningless mediocrity

Just another passerby in these halls
My accolades will not decorate these walls
No mentions in the yearbook
Just another under-prepared B student shuffled forward
Give me my cap and gown

I'm ready to join hell's workforce
Kevin Seiler Jun 18
You bounce around the uncut grass
Nibbling weeds, chewing the foliage
Not a care in the world
Paying no mind to the conversations of the birds
No worries of the cars that pass, or the places they go
You've got one mission in mind
Finding the most delectable leaves

Sometimes you get a little skittish
Laying low for a moment
Perhaps you notice me watching
But soon you return to the quest
Filling that little belly full of summer greens

What a life it must be
Although I doubt I could enjoy it
I envy it, if only for a moment
A simpler way to exist
Constantly twitching your nose
In search of the finest vegetation
My little plot of land has to offer

Enjoy yourself, friend
You can always eat here for free
Kevin Seiler Jun 18
Warm sun
Cool breeze
Blue skies
Green grass
Rolled tobacco
Hot smoke
Head rush
Pure elation
Chirping birds
Fleeting critters
Rustling leaves
Lofi jazz
Record playing

I *******
Love June

34 years
Since my first

And my annual
Rebirth.
Kevin Seiler May 30
Sweltering.
Boring.
Boredom.

Depression sessions.
Lack of sleep.
Too much to eat.

Too much to do.
Nothing getting done.

Wallowing away beneath the waning heat of summer's setting sun.
Kevin Seiler May 30
Driving down a dimly lit highway
Bruised knees, scuffed knuckles, and ****** gums
A pocket full of nickels and a belly full of bourbon

Speeding far away from everything I love; as it burns in the rear view

Searching for a pay phone

So I can call and see if you made it out in time
Kevin Seiler May 30
Morning cigarette.
Afternoon coffee.
Evening scotch.
Midnight blood.
Rinse, repeat.
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