Sitting on my couch
at 10:30 am
on a Tuesday
in plaid pijamas
and slippers,
fighting the feeling
I should be
doing more–
searching for work,
being a productive member
of society,
or some such bullshit.
Instead of a beer,
I crack the spine
on a book of poetry
by Doug Draime.
Slowly,
I feel the need
to do more
slip
through the cracks,
and find peace
a drink
could never
provide.
Scott Wozniak is a poet/chaos enthusiast living in Oregon. His works are widely published, both online and in print. He has three books, Crumbling Utopian Pipedream (Moran Press), Killing Our Saints (Svensk Apache Press), and Ash On Your Face like Warpaint (Analog Submission Press). His fourth book, Shooting Gallery Vultures, will be published this spring by Moran Press.