r.n. DEAN
Percocet
you’ve been
freezing
forever
hypothermic;
terminal burrowing
in your
bedroom
and then
everything
stops.
the static
gets quiet,
a warmth
overtakes
what’s
left of your
body
beautiful
bilateral
symmetrical
butterflies
spawn
in your
belly
idealized
perfection.
and in
that quiet,
in that
perfect,
manufactured
calm,
you forget
there was ever
a person
beneath
the chemistry.
r.n. dean is a writer born into the poverty stricken area of southwest detroit. his work touches on his struggles with addiction, redemption through fatherhood and finding meaning in a world that is ultimately, meaningless. dean started writing in april in of 2025 and has since accumulated over 100 poems.