"zoning in/zoning out" - 1/2/2018

in: the grain of the table looks
     splintered; if I touched it, 
     I would bleed.

out: what are they thinking of me?
       maybe they’re thinking of the Koreans.
       I was yesterday.

in: everything is loud, and the world
     crinkles on cellophane,
     shut the fuck up.

out: how can I get through today?
       tomorrow?
       next week?

in: how are you today?
     I’m good, thank you.
     good. that’s good.

out: liar liar pants on fire. maybe liars
       have a special place in hell.
       hell’s empty. what does that mean?