line no. 1

will this be forever?
i stare down at phones,
books, feet
anything in the floor really
while another in a rather long line
tells me all about
how dangerous, how deadly,
how destructive my choices tend to be

my mouth opens, moves, closes again
i'm sorry tattooed across my tongue
for the ease of repetition
they shove off, exit stage right
and another steps forward
to tell me again
how dangerous, how deadly,
how destructive my choices tend to be