What do you do?

[Wjames]

I take my dog through the woods
and watch her prance.

I play guitar for a crowd
of voices in my head,
and wish I could sing.

I eat my mother's pasta
and laugh at my dad's bad jokes.

I teach my niece to draw stick figures
and write stories about her friends.

I look at the moon through a telescope,
and try to find the American flag.

I drink whiskey 'til I pass out in a gutter.

I collect insects
and display them on my mantle.

I sell insurance.