I saw you running around
in circles in the street,
bare-chested,
body flushed,
screaming out random crap,
scratching at your skin
for relief that will not come.

I drove by and saw you
there in the street,
possessed,
fucked over by meth
in your urgent solo dance .

I saw you and wondered
why from my privileged life.

In the five seconds of
my driving by
I thought about what
brought you to this street
and the shit that in your life
had led to this end–this
desperate performance
that only I witnessed.

4/6/2023