when you are a seagull
I will not be the ocean
at five I will bring your red pill
and forget to bring water
I have seen you set fires
and scream with your fingers
and duck to the side
like a Judas goat
heard you tell strangers
the birthday cake story
and leave out the part
where you’re falling down drunk
old newspaper man
never let truth get in the way
whiskey on you like cancer or lemons
I will bring your red pill
when you are a seagull
I will not be the ocean and let you forget.