all these beautiful women in the world By J.J. Campbell

i hate being around 

people when i start 

thinking

this notion always 

finds a way into 

my soul

all these beautiful 

women in the 

world and all of 

them would rather 

die than be with 

me

i wonder why i 

even bother to 

shave or put on 

cologne

loneliness is the 

only scar that 

women don’t 

find cool

i laugh when i 

look in the mirror

it’s the joy of 

torture

the pure fucking 

joy that pain brings 

me

it’s all i have left

there’s only one 

way to go once 

that ship sinks

in the ocean

J.J. Campbell (1976 - ?) is stuck in suburbia, plotting his escape. He's been widely published over the last 30 years, most recently at Synchronized Chaos, Disturb the Universe Magazine, The Beatnik Cowboy, The Rye Whiskey Review and Misfit Magazine. You can find him most days betting on soccer in foreign countries and taking care of his disabled mother. He tries his best to still write on his blog, although time often never allows it. (https://evildelights.blogspot.com)