It’s either this

or one of those embarrassing long messages

that gets thrown out to the world and might generate

a nod,

a look of bemusement,

a brief sigh

or even a single thumbs up,

proud and erect,

blue but well meaning,

blue but on its own;

it’s either this or worse.

 

It’s either this

or dark thoughts turn

on myself, they bite and snarl

and they infect, oh they infect

and turn poisonous pus towards

a final goal and I turn