When people learn
to think for themselves
Authority becomes
unnecessary
What’s happened once
upon a time has vanished
—nonexistent even in
any grand scheme
At some point Truth becomes
the only Authority
at which time the Heavens
will certainly collapse
april two thousand twenty-five
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved
it’s never too late to change
if that’s what’s needed
to keep the peace
the doctor recommended
lightening up on the bud heavy
so I bought a bottle of scotch whiskey
placing it by the beside since that’s
where I start & end the day
I stopped weighing myself
after starting a diet based on
foreign proteins
broken promises
domesticated pastas
and starched pink shirts
believing what one doesn’t know
won’t kill me
with each passing hour my hair
& beard grow longer
my bell bottom jeans dragging on the floor
fraying beautifully & reminding me
how going backward
is just as easy as going forward
november two thousand twenty-four
copyright j matthew waters
all rights reserved
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