Sunday, August 1, 2021

to be something By J.J. Campbell

 


another bottle

of scotch


coltrane bleeds

out of better

speakers now


you have reached

a time in your life

where you are

expected to be

something


for some damn 

reason


a drunk is never

good enough






J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) was raised by wolves yet managed to graduate high school with honors. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at Synchronized Chaos, Dumpster Fire Press, Misfit Magazine, Terror House Magazine and Horror Sleaze Trash. You can find him most days on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)


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