about feeling lonely and lost by J.J. Campbell

my best friend
complains about
the pain

complains about
feeling lonely
and lost

i tell her it's
cancer

all her negative
thoughts is
cancer winning

i worry she
will die before
i get to see her
again

die alone in
a damn alley
turning tricks
for money for
dog food

i told her it's
okay to die

when that stops
making her angry

i know the end
is near



J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) is old enough to know where the bodies are buried. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at Under the Bleachers, Synchronized Chaos and Otoliths. His most recent chapbook "the taste of blood on christmas morning" was published by Analog Submission Press. You can find him most days waxing poetic on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (http://evildelights.blogspot.com)