Failure

White wine

scallops

the ocean breaks the shore

fucked up thoughts

pervasive through

the centuries

drunk and sober

the failure of love

the failure of time

the confused and hungry

years

failure is the heart's

excuse to accept

mediocracy

do your best work

piss gasoline

on the flames of fear

failure is

for the rest of them

not you

not me.

hammered and on fire

in Santa Monica.

birds

hovering

prey

beyond

the big sheets of glass

while the wine sits

chilled

and

the world fails

with

poetry.