honorarium
i have a disability
a madness
my hair is thinning
and my pants don’t fit
i struggle with language
and timing
with words on a page or
in a machine
i cannot not see straight
light remains dimming
telephones keep ringing
i live with an addiction
a sorrow
my pancreas is seizing
management is calling
my debts will not slow
i am addled with indecision
there’s a glow from a window
lightning keeps striking
my madness says hello
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Jack Henry is a writer/publisher/editor living on the fringe in SE California. When not chasing demons and drag queens he has been known to write things that occasionally get published in places like: Beatnik Cowboy, Dumpster Fire Press, Lucifer’s Retreat, SCAB magazine, Pure Slush, and others. His latest book, driving w/crazy (PUNK HOSTAGE PRESS) can be found on Amazon in the animal husbandry section.