They steal your brain and heart control
pushing it up against a wall
your room not yours anymore
bare feet getting stamped upon
dare not look out your window
their beam will lock onto your knot
never knew it was there
little electrical spasms pinkish red
don't think too hard or you'll cry
the first touch of your first lover
she left you when you drifted too far
cloud lines over the horizon zone
please make them go away
someone scratching at your door
is it a cat or a scene from a horror movie
down deep in the dark smelling ashes
okay, I'm coming out of it
back in my room
wait
I never left it
someone breathing inside my closet
they've always been there
playing with their mouse
Mickey Snitch
and I take a deep breath
shaking my head of long hair
I'm trying to be a hippy again
Laguna Beach and bikini girls
the sharks having diapers on
trying not to pollute the sea
they kept track on who to vote for
always grinning with white sharp teeth.
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Stephen Jarrell Williams has had over a thousand poems published here and there and distant places where the light still glows. He can be found on X/Twitter @papapoet