heart vomit

i vomited a poem

from a queasy

uneasy heart -

gulp it down

choke it back

but a violent wave of scribbled bits

of half-digested rhyme

splatter the page -

steaming, slimy similes

mingled with mostly-masticated metaphors

and mangled attempts at alliterative allusion.

just as i gasp for breath

a second onslaught

of coronary expulsion

blows chunks of chaotic

enjambment. Driveling rivulets

of double entendre dribbling

from my gaping maw

as i lay curled on the floor

sniveling beside this puddled mess

of everything

and nothing.

and just when i think it's safe to move,

i vomit once more.