hancock

some power glitch
has occurred 

the security lamp
under my windowsill
won't stop blinking

herbie chugs forward
braver and more resourceful 
than ten 
lewis and clarks
in my cans and
i crank the volume up

lightning precedes
the thunder
rising bright 
in my chest
like naive love
like psychedelic onset
like a sneeze
like cardiac arrest
like 

i just prayed to the
porcelain goblet tonight

first time in a while

the way i've been living
i'm actually proud of myself
for not puking more

it happens to my cat
every few days
and
she doesn't even have the luxury
of alcohol or foresight enough
to use the toilet

i flush
a winner 
in the lottery
of evolution