the biggest mouth in the room
surprise surprise
is the one that assumes
the world would be far better off
if it could flap its wild lips
on philosophical topics over chips and dip

the air is sucked into its lungs
the void of boredom slowly numbs
the throb of the mind's last best chance
to escape the drama of esophageal cancer

some put the vodka over ice
some pull the trigger, drop the dice
and limp defeated down to the cave
of self-loathing and eternal damnation