A SHOT OF ANGER AND A CHASER OF PAIN

Maybe if I had a magic faucet
I could pour it all out
but I only have a pen
so I write it away
sometimes I cut myself on purpose
just so I can see the blood
and say "that is where I hurt"
I drink to fuel the fire inside
and I yell at the world
when no one else is listening

- Marvin Scott Marvin, 1993