I said happy birthday to him on facebook
because he was too drunk to hear it in person
too drunk to put a f**ing lid on it
when the cops came by
too f**ing drunk to stop
when he had handcuffs on
too trapped in his inebriation
to give a sh**
i meant
to say so much more
than 14 letters
when I typed
“I hope all is well”
but his cage
grew around me
and I stopped giving a sh** too.