i've made it to that
disturbing age
the self-destructive age
(or the end of angst)
Ask Jimi or Janis
Ask Morrison and Cobain.
(oh wait -- oh can't)
i take my increase in drinking
as a dark omen
and quit smoking out of fear,
as if there's a biological time bomb
causing one to over-indulge in
the destructive habits we keep
to avoid facing that we're
very nearly 30
and haven't grown up yet, that we're
very nearly 30
and now there's no excuse
for this behavior
anymore.