give that demon the finger By J.J. Campbell

i wake up each 

morning with a 

demon tapping 

me on the shoulder 

and asking how 

severe would you 

like the pain to be 

today

before i answer

i check all the 

bottles of booze

when the bottles 

are full i give that 

demon the finger

when they start 

getting low

i know it’s a day 

where i will have 

to conquer the 

world of hurt

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