setlist for a funeral

it was one of those nights

where the shadows grew claws

and gouged out your stomach that was perfect for holding butterflies

an 11 P.M. where you drank darkness

and downed it like liquor

but never found the bottom of the glass

yes

it was one of those nights that you never thought would pass

it was one of those nights

where water in the shower

was turned on at its highest power

so you could spill your guts without anyone hearing your heart fall to the floor

a bathtub four inches full

with cracked violet veins spilling down the drain

it was tangled sheets

a twisted mind

and cold hands

mixed with keeping the idea of god warm

a midnight dwindling in your throat

with cough syrup washing it down

yes

it was one of those nights

where you wished two teaspoons could make you drown