burlesque
people drink orange juice
on the balcony of the open ward
because it supposedly helps
the pills for addiction
hit harder
an old man offers his benzos
to a guy in a neck brace
a bipolar guy yells at them
and snitches to the nurses
the ratio of male
to female nurses
is significantly reduced with each transfer
from a closed
to a semi-closed
to an open ward
a buddhist sits down at the table,
who thought she had experienced enlightenment,
when actually she was just throwing plates
at her family
the alcoholic next to her is trying to overcome the dts
because there are no bottles here
to stifle them
a woman walks in
wearing a pink tracksuit
with makeup on her pouty lips
a few minutes ago, she was pressing them
against a young addict
who is now sitting next to her,
holding her hand
because of her sunglasses
we don’t know
who her prophecy is aimed at
in a week
one of you
will fall in love with me