SECOND TIME IN A ROW
watching deadbeat at dawn—
codeine courses through me,
pain becomes lighter
PAIN MANAGEMENT
alternating between
advil and tylenol—
must save the codeine!
THE LAST TWO PILLS 4
laughing at the silent thoughts
dancing inside my head—
I’ve lost control
©2023 Tohm Bakelas All rights reserved.
Tohm Bakelas is a social worker in a psychiatric hospital. He was born in New Jersey, resides there, and will die there. His poems have been printed widely in journals, zines, and online publications all over the world. He is the author of twenty-four chapbooks and several collections of poetry, including Cleaning The Gutters of Hell (Zeitgeist PressPress, 2023). He is the editor of Between Shadows Press.