the temptation to want to die
— poetry by J.J. Campbell

power chords
and another
round of
drinks

there's always
the temptation
to want to die
when listening
to the songs
that take you
back to so
many failures

see these scars

this hardened
skin

it's called
fucking
surviving


_
J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) is currently trapped in suburbia. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at In Between HangoversTuck MagazineYour One Phone CallRusty Truck and Misfit Magazine. You can find J.J. most days bitching about something on his highly entertaining blog, evil delights.