That ain't no reason to wake me up

I woke at 9 a.m.
startled by the text message
from a girl on her death bed

it was nice she reached out to me
right before
she
died.

I got another
text message
just a few minutes later

this time
from a girl
in
high school

"don't worry she is 18"

so when I asked her for nude pics
she agreed
and offered to
take me to her
bed
whenever we got married

she told me that
she had no friends in
period 1

so i did my best
to keep her
entertained
Even though
I was half asleep

My landlord
paid me a visit
he brought with him
6 nicely addressed
envelopes

they were even stamped
I guess to make sure I could pay

He did not know
that I was under
suspicion at work

they wanted
to fire me
I think.

All because I lose checks
that I guess they can never cash
even after I put them in the drawer

I am on vacation
just for few
days

the unpaid kind
the only kind
I get
with this
job.

which just makes
me think
that
I should do that
more often
since
it appears
to be
my only
way
out.

I read Bukowski
who inspires me to write this

I listen to the man
who whistles
why he works

he was paid
to fix the rotten drywall
that the leaky roof made

I was told
new paint was
coming
and
I was told
they
were
going to fix the heat.

Just in
time
for
summer
in
Arizona

I figure
as
soon
as the place is nice

I can kiss it goodbye

Now I am just waiting
for the silver haired man
to finish
so I
can take a shit
and a shower.

so I can go to work
until midnight
assuming they don't want to fire me

Not that I want to go back to work

ain't it ironic
I have to wish to
god
that he saves me
that he allows me
to keep
the job I hate
that doesn't
pay the bills?

just so I
can go on
"faking it"
like you.