I.

Ciga-cinders fall
from twitching fingers, young cells
outside the bar's flood.

II.

"Let's just go back home
and finish the flask we bought
earlier today."

III.

Staring at the lips
of a cell phone's empty mouth:
no messages yet.


Michael Patrick McSweeney is an artist and educator from the Boston region. His work has appeared in numerous journals and various regions of the Internet thanks to truly wonderful individuals. He is also the founder and chief financial officer of a used submarine conglomerate, the business website of which can be found at discountsubmarines.wordpress.com, and he hopes you have a great day.