HEY MAX

My name is Max & I’m an alcoholic
I’m an enlightened hedonist
I’m a glutton for punishment
I am a miracle
I am beautiful

That’s something that I’ve never said before
There’s nothing I’ve never heard before
If somebody wants to slit my throat
They’ll have to turn me on before they get me off

I want someone to say, “Hey Max, it’s gonna be alright”

I’m drinking vodka almost every night
I am the hero of the songs I write
If the cops come & take my dope
They’ll have to break my bones
I’m on a permanent loan

I pray to nothing every single night
In search of truth & universal light
I want the ultimate reality
The Santa Ana winds
The divine within

& I want someone to say, “Hey Max, it’s gonna be alright”

Robert Creeley & Walt Whitman
George Saunders & Todd Baron
Henry Miller & Anais Nin
John Cassavetes
Stevie Smith & the Tao te Ching

Jesus Christ & Baba Ram Dass
The Maharishi & St. John of the Cross
Sam Harris & Thich Nhat Hahn
Cumberland Heights
Bill & Dr. Bob

& I want someone to say, “Hey Max, it’s gonna be alright”
Alright