i know better, but i do it anyway

i know better,

of course i do, but i

i do it anyway,

i eat

the last cold slice

of pizza

from the box

before bed.

i drink a cup of coffee.

have

dessert,

the remnants of a wedding

cake.

i make my way

up the stairs

then crawl between the sheets.

it's a long

night.

i hear

everything going on

outside

the window,

from the fox screaming

making violent

love,

the dogs

howling,

the tow truck taking away

cars

improperly parked. it's a long

night.

but the pizza

was divine,

as was the cake.