last meal of a nail-biter – 8/5/12

last meal of a nail-biter

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8/5/12 9:43pm

last meal of a nail-biter

a hang nail is all that it takes
i won’t pretend it isn’t true
there’s no difference that it makes
it never stops at one chew

it’s just that it sticks out
much like a sore thumb does
which is coincidental no doubt
since that is where it was

there are nine that are fine
but all i see is the one
needle in this stack breaks the camels back
in no time the nine are none

but after twenty years spent with me
goodbye oldest habit of mine
from tonight august fifth at nine fourty-three
and forever in defense of the nine