J.J. Campbell

cocaine and the tears of dolphins

she told me she was 
made of cocaine and 
the tears of dolphins

i laughed, ordered 
two drinks and got 
ready for the show

she said she achieved 
her dreams when she 
ran away to the circus
as a teenager

she had plenty of stories 
of getting raped by clowns 
and blowing a guy while 
fucking around on the 
trapeze

but she wanted to know 
if my poems about hookers 
were true or not

she had certain lines 
she would not cross

i finished my drink 
and ordered another

started to tell a story 
about a nun tired of 
serving god and how 
being in the right place 
isn’t always about luck

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