J.J. Campbell

too many sad poems

they tell me i write too 
many sad poems

there has to be something 
on this planet that makes 
you happy

i laugh and tell her all 
those things are now 
inappropriate in these 
times

i would be a creep if i 
asked what color panties 
are you wearing and do 
you mind if i have a sniff

i heard laughter and i 
quickly told her that’s 
a bad sign

in the old days i would 
take that as a sign to get 
even dirtier

now, i think you think 
i’m just being funny

silence

and then she says 
black lace and sniff 
all you want

i laughed

and told her here 
comes a happy 
poem