I Feel Redundant

I'm not
I'm not
I'm not okay...
I didn't expect to slide this way.
I think
I think
I overthink
But I think it's because I feel like a fool.
I feel
I feel
I feel redundant,
Like I've made these mistakes
And had this talk
And went on chugging past the signal lights,
Like a freight train stuck to her rails.
I know
I know
I don't know why,
But I know it's shifted
Shifty...
Shitty?
I've always despised starting over.

Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes often
I'm too tired by the end
To start again.

O-Chem With Dr. T

Colloidal words pool

behind his lower lip,

dribble steadily from

the corner of his mouth.

They creep in rivulets

and stagnant puddles,

sticking our soles to the floor,

sticking our souls to the floor.

Students, now statues,

glazed like donuts but

bland as oatmeal.