Tuesday, July 15, 2025

bent too far by J.J. Campbell

at what age did you
realize wishes never
come true

that no one is willing
to be helpful without
getting something
in return

you ever tell a woman
you love her and her
immediate reaction
was to laugh

there isn’t enough
alcohol in the world
for those nights

burn holes in the carpet
and all the spoons are
bent too far

the baseball cards
are worthless

and no one gives two
shits about all these
books

everything is digitized

even crime

--

J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) is a 3 time Best Of The Net nominee and was recently nominated for The Pushcart Prize. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at The Beatnik Cowboy, Synchronized Chaos, The Dope Fiend Daily, Yellow Mama and Horror Sleaze Trash. You can find him most days on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)