the alley flowers bloom for every drunk who pisses on them save for me

we were laying in bed
in an overcast december afternoon
but in the way you think of a
"december afternoon"
in august
not december

and she slept with her head
in the divot of my body
where nothing is natural
but the butts of
shotguns, rifles
and the heads of women
to rest

and it was good

at 13:21
her mouth went off
like a shotgun blast
in an overcast
december afternoon

she left ears ringing
shoulder throbbing
as she walked to the shower
naked
telling of her need
to order in chinese food

of course
none of this is true
humans get laid
in bed at night
there’s no laying
come morning
in the morning
humans can only lie