Three Poems by J.J. Campbell

slice of utopia

 

the end of days dance

in your head as your

only child buries your

feet in the white sands

of a tropical beach

 

this slice of utopia is

your personal hell

 

a nightmare you never

envisioned or cared to

think would ever exist

 

you can't help but think

this is some form of

slavery and you can't

understand where the

happiness comes from

 

ill-equipped and never

prepared the demons

understand what must

be done

 

you son laughs as the

water rushes over his 

feet

 

tears stream from the

corner of your eyes

 

when does a nightmare

ever have a happy ending

 

 

 

 

the princess myth

 

choking on the memories

of the princess myth and

other little girl fantasies

that somehow got twisted

in the minds of dirty old

men

 

one day it's the end of the

world and you're seeking

revenge for nearly 40

years of being shit on

 

the next you are begging

for forgiveness and

wondering what all the 

fuss was about

 

so whatever makes it

work in your mind

 

i'm an asshole

a hypocrite

 

some fake fuck that is

a one trick pony and a

rather worthless human

being

 

you never want to upset

the crazy bitch that thinks

she's on the right path

to whatever she believes

better is

 

don't feed the animals folks

 

certain creatures simply

belong in the zoo

 

behind glass

 

amusement for kids

on a field trip

 

 

 

 

bleed out rainbows

 

tattoo your mantra

on your hands and

take those fists and

knock down all the 

walls holding us

back

 

let the blood drip

on a blank canvas

and call it art

 

there's bound to be

some snob willing

to put the comma

in the right place

 

especially if you 

bleed out rainbows

and the fairytale

of a happy ending

 

whatever the fuck

that is anymore

 

 

 

 

J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) lives and writes on a farm in Brookville, Ohio. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at The Camel Saloon, Dead Snakes, ART:Mag, Zygote in My Coffee, and Gutter Eloquence Magazine. His first full length collection of poems, Sofisticated White Trash, was recently published by Interior Noise Press. you can find J.J. most days on his highly entertaining blog, evil delights (http://evildelights.blogspot.com).