it was around
this time
i learned
to masturbate
i was so worried
about getting caught
i would masturbate
under the cover of
an old army helmet
some days
i would wank
up to six times
on those days
i felt like
killing myself
instead of killing myself
i’d often watch
old horror movies
on vhs
being seen
the mcdonalds
was obviously
counterfeit
i couldn’t
tell the difference
between his armpit
and her cunt
it makes
me sad
to see
how young
all these
alt lit
kids are
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michael o'brien lives in galway, ireland. his work has appeared in blue and yellow dog, shamrock, have u seen my whale press, otoliths, lyrical passion, phantom kangaroo, in between altered states, et.al. he can be found at andywasacatholic.tumblr.com .