SlipLive

kept awake by the fridge buzz
and the ache in my elbows
alternately pulsating through my bones

like an endless phone ring-ringing
while in this throne i'm sitting
not by choice, considering
the chill through my spine is chittering,
my teeth just keep chit-chattering,
and what comes out is rarely flattering

it's so hard to find the source
and besides my throat is hoarse
so i'm waiting for the answering machine to pick up
but the universe wants to talk now

if only i knew how