heredity

Like father, like son

Homeless and wandering

Retreating to known

And eschewing the rest

Like father, like son

We are tangled fibers

Of drugged decisions

And paralyzing doubt

Like father, like son

I drink and run

While he sits and sinks

And we both stay still

Like father, like son

I replace synapse with smoke

Pack a few clothes

And leave home

Like father, like son

We look at the ruin

Shrug our shoulders

And meet in the valley

Away from the sun.