She’s listing
dangerously –
hair unwashed
no make-up on,
even the Captain
abandoned her
uninteresting,
over-weight and
needy
Stuck in the
iceberg solid
icy
cold
unwanted connection –
The dark will soon
be upon the wreck
alone
lonely
lost
© Kait King, 2016
drowning
Daily grind of a good guy
I come home
the cat’s at my feet
kids are crying
but there’s nothing made to eat
It’s a hard day at work
with paper knee deep
and the heater’s broken
so I can’t get to sleep
Yet another day comes
we follow like sheep
I can’t find the faith
to make that big leap
I know I shouldn’t take it in
so very, very deep
But it seems to be sort of extra hard
when you aren’t someone who cheats
© Kait King, 2015
Just take more drugs…
Pain eats you up
it gnaws on my
already frazzled nerves
Pain is a game
I play against
my self, my will, my mind
Pain wears me down
it sucks away at my
strength, my soul, my life
© Kait King, 2015
Changeling
With a chattering
anxiety
A rattle pill-filled
state
the brain-numbing
chemicals
change the look on
my face
That’s just on the
outside
inside it gets bad
Outside is just a
cosmetic push
Inside, you can’t change
sad
© Kait King, 2016