Chris O'Carroll

A Million Little Copies

I binge on life's extremes until I drop;
My clothes are stiff with puke and Skid Row dirt.
One time, I killed and ate a Texas cop,
Then smoked crack with some bikers for dessert.
My skin's a jailhouse MOMA of tattoos
From all the 50 states where I've done time.
I hold the AA record for most booze
Consumed to fuel a one-night spree of crime.
Blood gushes out each time I try to pee,
My best friends are a hitman and a whore,
The Devil often sells his soul to me —
Thus I'm the author talk-show hosts adore.
So what if my harsh truths are mostly fiction?
Your gawking at me feeds a real addiction.

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Chris O'Carroll is a writer, actor, and comedian. You can read his poems in Avatar Review, Blue Unicorn, Folly, Iambs & Trochees, The Melic Review and other print and online journals. You can see him on stage June 9, 10, and 14 at the Comedy Studio in Harvard Square, then in July at Cortland Repertory Theatre (NY), in August at the Winnipesaukee Playhouse (NH), and in September and October at Lost Nation Theatre (VT).