THE GAP

Standing in a police cell with a muddy gap through a perspex wall, after being arrested in my house with

a cop that sniffed a bourbon bottle, like I did something wrong in the middle of ringing my sister

and turn around, with handcuffs behind my back were put on so tight they cut off circulation

then like an animal I was put in a divvy van years ago, asking over and over if they could loosen the handcuffs

though still now I have nerve damage even now, and when they took the handcuffs it was fucking heaven

as I looked at a muddy gap behind a police cell, thinking why was it there?and was this all there was?

because I rang my sister telling her I was going to commit suicide, I don’t blame her she was trying to preserve a life

this is called the gap, the gap between police cells.