J.J. Campbell


sitting there in the corner

sometimes there is 
nothing but pain

no drugs work on it

there is no mantra 
to control it

no quick fix any longer 
that takes the mind to 
a better place

it gets a little harder 
each day to just keep 
living

the ignorant don’t 
understand the strength
needed to suffer through 
all the bullshit day 
after day

and as the end of life 
gets ever closer

suicide becomes this 
clear option

sitting there in the corner

just waiting its turn

patience is the light 
in a dark room



inside of my brain

i had a woman the 
other day tell me 
she would love to 
be a fly on the wall 
inside of my brain

i laughed and said 
how most flies are 
attracted to shit so 
she might feel right 
at home up there

she laughed and 
wished me a 
wonderful evening

i told her that most 
days my brain bounces 
between naked women 
and serial killers and 
that no woman should 
enjoy that depravity

she sent me back 
a smiley face

i sharpened the knives



ignorance is bliss

looking at a kid 
probably thirty 
fucking years 
younger than 
me in a nirvana 
shirt

if he only knew 
half of the stories 
that went into 
that shirt

he wouldn’t have 
that smile or the 
positive outlook 
while sitting in 
a physical therapy
facility

J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) was raised by wolves yet managed to graduate high school with honors. He's been widely published over the years, most recently at Misfit Magazine, Mad Swirl, Synchronized Chaos, Horror Sleaze Trash and Terror House Magazine. You can find him most days on his mildly entertaining blog, evil delights. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)

 
 

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