take it or leave it
take it or leave it
it’ll have to do:
a burnt grilled cheese
the last beer, hot
the rusted-out pickup
on the mortgaged farm
however many days you have left–
knowing
whether you spend them alone
or not
isn’t up to you
take it or leave it
it’ll have to do:
a burnt grilled cheese
the last beer, hot
the rusted-out pickup
on the mortgaged farm
however many days you have left–
knowing
whether you spend them alone
or not
isn’t up to you
The imagery in the first few lines evokes this sense of inevitability and the last few, truth.
“Burnt grilled cheese” and “last beer, hot” got to me.