“songs for stanley”

stay strong stanley
bigger than ‘hurricane sandy’)
(the place where:

weathering ‘hurricane sandy’)

(before you “call it a day”)

(‘homo ricardo’ meets ‘asperger andy’)

stay strong in the heat of a moment
collapse on the couch
(then crouch and say your prayers)

even in front of a mirror…
your vanity shows
and it permeats the room like a sweet perfume
before it ‘goes’

(BEFORE i’m “gone for good” this time)

do what you gotta do
before they start turning the screws (on you)

(ESPECIALLY in front of a mirror…)
nearly / wearily