playing chess

I bought myself some 

noise canceling headphones. 

I went with Sennheiser 

Since my last pair of Bose

Had great sound. 

But the plastic/ vinyl 

Just disintegrated. 

I thought it was me. 

Too much coconut oil?

 But it’s a common complaint

When you read the reviews. 

I limit my extra spending 

But this is a requirement. 

An investment. 

My housemate announced 

That since he has been here longer

He has the right to make noise

Past midnight. So fuck common times 

And quiet hours. 

And to fucking hell

With me and my morning schedule. 

He refuses to walk on eggshells 

Just because I’m trying to sleep. 

I’m preparing for his retaliation. 

These are Noise Cancelling. 

And I got them refurbished. 

This is me to a fault. 

Basically I’m half way 

through with my fast 

when I got the kidney stones. 

Fasting kicks up old conditions,

They say. Autophagy. 

So, the only way out is through. 

These are the months 

I’m going to be gone. 

From this year on. 




Lots of ways to skin a cat. 

I might end up taking 

my paid vacation time 

To pack and sell stuff

From my moms storage. 

Which I still keep. 

It’s time to sort that out

As well. 

Then transfer within the company

To Colorado (or someplace)

And keep building time. 

Yes. This is how it’s done. 

I once played checkers. 

Now I’m a grand master at chess. 

(About time.)