there’s a pack of cigarettes in my trunk if you need
one.

marlboro ultra light menthols no joke they never see
fun.

well-versed in your stress—too much to handle (especially) at your
age.

you’re only eight.

and you needn’t be crying in bed next to me this
late.

daddy gets anxious too
and i get by (daily)
by
knowing

there’s a pack of fags in the
trunk.

but my necessities come first and i won’t have
one

because they’re
stale.

just like my stress
and
anxiety—

they are
almost always
in poor
taste.

2008, brianprince