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[Outbursts] The Beginning of Nothing
by Nikki Rice"You're Driving Me Nuts, In A Way I've Missed For Months And Months"
I somehow found comfort knowing that tonight we were all crying, alone in our respective homes, me and you and her and he. With so many doors separating us, closed and locked and bolted, I felt a closeness just the same. Some of us had our drugs and some of us had a drink, and are the few much healthier who only had a think? La Vida said it was fate when I met her in line that day. I encouraged an affair; I thought it was best. It's so easy to exist with no thought of what I won't be tomorrow. Drink another one down, no thought of what I still won't be tomorrow. I went through your medicine cabinet and found the nothing I was looking for. Relief stings sometimes, like fresh air in tar lungs. I have only the desire not to fail, and that's not enough to succeed. 04/03/2007 Posted on 04/04/2007
Copyright © 2025 Nikki Rice
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Morgan D Hafele on 04/04/07 at 05:53 AM i love the way this ends, it kind of ties everything together, but very loosely. it works very well for me. |
| Posted by Chris Sorrenti on 04/04/07 at 02:14 PM Captivating use of experience and language to expresss...habits...introspection. |
| Posted by Laura Doom on 04/06/07 at 05:23 PM Well, I have to admit I enjoyed this in a masochistic sense - much of it, and indeed generous portions of your bio, sound uncomfortably familiar to me. The conclusion bites - I may come back for more next time I find myself wasted :) |
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