Sit down, relax.
Have another cup of coffee.
Nourishing for the mind
Though,
The acidity will gnaw
A hole through your gut
If you drink
Too much of it.
Maybe roll another cigarette.
After all – bad habits
Come in pairs.
Take one bad habit,
Add another bad habit,
and you get
A Muse.
But that’s just basic arithmetic.
Grammar school shit.
Nice that you were
Paying attention anyhow.
This was before
You started sprouting hairs
In unfortunate places,
While all the girls were sprouting
In most fortunate places
Giving you
A pleasant distraction from
Your studies
And a nice twinge
In your trousers.
-r. miller
