Billy Has Mind Tics by Neil Ellman
(after the painting by George Condo) Billy Has Mind Tics (after the painting by George Condo) Billy has mind tics the kind that makes his eyes go pop when he sees a painting by Miró or considers his own mortality and the ever-expanding universe. The kind that makes him fix his tie even when he isn’t wearing one or his brain goes blank when he tries to remember his name or the shape of his soul. The kind that makes him shout obscenities at the moon for doing little more than laughing at his silly jokes and glowing when there is no need. Poor Billy can’t sit still. He lives on Adderal and Ritalin. He doesn’t drink coffee anymore but his hands still tremble when he hears a spider in the dark. ...