The days
pass
too fast now
my body
is resisting
sleep
falling asleep at 2, 3, 4
sometimes it’s 5:30 a.m.
I get up
at noon
no desire to eat
I eat things from
like tuna, sardines
pickled eggs
& pickled pig feet
& dollar store crackers
& candy
I leave
my cabin
to get
mail like
food coupons
& walmart ads
bills
I have no energy
my body
slowly
is
returning
to
dust
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—-Jim Wortham July 30, 2022
The Broken and The Holy 