Shame on the Moon

He talked

I listened

He wept

I paused

Then handed him another beer

And told him I understood

The meaning behind every sad song

That had ever been written

I told him what I knew

I quoted Bukowski

That one poem

About pain being absurd

Simply because it exists

I told him how life gets easier

As your enemies die

And you continue

Beyond them

I referenced Krishnamurti

Then told him some other shit

About steel belted radial

Two-fisted strip joints

Then asked myself

Why is it so hard

For men to show love

To each other?

David Burdett

11/10/2022