Day: April 17, 2011

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needles
hypodermic needles
needles needles needles

BD 30g
sterilized syringes

needles in my arms
needles in my legs
needles in my gut
needles six seven times a day

needles 3 am because
I forget the 11 pm needle

even tiny lances in my fingertips
to verify the needles needles work

needles so that I can see
needles so that I can pee
needles so my heart will beat
needles so I don’t lose my feet
needles so my blood will pump
clean as it can be

needles in my bathroom cupboard
needles in my car’s console
needles in my carry on
needles in the kitchen counter
needles in my sock drawer

needles often two at a time
needles by the box loads
coming in the mail

needles safe inside my sharps
then to the biohazard lane

needles on my night table
needles on my brain

needles in my waking dreams
needles in my nightmares
needles all day every day

needles torn from plastic bags
needles plastic caps pulled free
needles piercing chill glass vials
needles units measured carefully

needles so that I can live
for one more day of needles

yes

needles
cleans
hypos
spikes

needles needles needles

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rob kistner © 4.17.11