1/9/2020 POETRY: KIRBYI NEVER GOT OVER 60 LIKES O, darlin’s When hasn’t life been expendable? Another train departs tossed on a heap of disposables Cell phones plastics mountains There is no law Only the monied This too shall pass We already know the ending We’ve seen it Left before the credits “I didn’t think it would be such a downer.” “This sucks, let’s leave.” “Why did you unfollow me?” “You unfriended me bitch” Like that’s the end of the world. Just one click In a darkened theatre We stay to the bitter end The price of the ticket To see what might happen Any surprises plot twists “I didn’t see that one coming” “I did.” The oldies the goodies The good guys show up Oft times even only one To set the captives free To take down the evil ones Shot in glorious black and white Light projected a fresh stream the cup of one’s hands When there was free water to drink “Can I have a glass of water?” “Water some water please” “My daughter needs some water.” You only think you’re tired The entire tired sick fucking world is It sucks to be tired tired of this all of this Maybe I’ll message Christopher See if they’re tired, too. KIRBY’s earlier chapbooks include Cock & Soul, Bob’s boy, The World is Fucked and Sometimes Beautiful, and She’s Having A Doris Day. Their full-length debut, This Is Where I Get Off is now in its second printing (Permanent Sleep Press, 2019) and currently being adapted for the stage. Kirby is the owner and publisher of knife | fork | book. www.jeffkirby.ca
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