Suffer in Peace and None or 1,000,001

Suffer in Peace

There quietly

On the living room floor

A young boy sits

He hears the slamming of doors

A lot of shouting and screaming

The television can’t get any louder

He looks indifferent

This is normal to him

Glass breaking and holes in the wall

A lot of tears running like a lot of blood

But the boy sits stoically

He doesn’t slouch, his back is strong

He laughs when Spongebob asks

The young boy just sits and laughs and laughs

At the television and the turmoil

None or 1,000,001

“I would like a beer, please. Cheapest on tap.”

I don’t have much money

Why do I do this to myself?

I know one leads to many more

I know I have a problem

This time I’m only going to have one

“Thank you.”

…

Maybe I’ll have one more

Two is a good amount
Two and then I’m done