Epic
it seems ridiculous that Ben Hur’s
family would hide from him in the leper colony
and it takes so fucking long for him to get there
to get to that scene anyway
the chariot scene takes even longer
according to you
Adam was a colossal fuckup
a fuckup like
“it’s a town full of losers
and I’m pulling out of here to win” I don’t know
about epics
you newswrap a new floor around the tub’s leak
there’s so much more you could do
with eleven minutes of your time
than the scene before the chariot race in Ben Hur those stupid horses
family would hide from him in the leper colony
and it takes so fucking long for him to get there
to get to that scene anyway
the chariot scene takes even longer
according to you
Adam was a colossal fuckup
a fuckup like
“it’s a town full of losers
and I’m pulling out of here to win” I don’t know
about epics
you newswrap a new floor around the tub’s leak
there’s so much more you could do
with eleven minutes of your time
than the scene before the chariot race in Ben Hur those stupid horses
Alice Hall is a poet and community college educator currently based in Portland, Oregon. Recent and/or forthcoming poems can be found in DIAGRAM, Flypaper Magazine, and Dream Pop. Tweets: @hgtvdeathdrive.