How are you?What’s going on?Where are your feathers?How is your dog? Where are you?How many miles?What’s with this weather?Where is your smile? Well, the jazz swam to the other side of the moonAnd for years, […]

Wreck a tape deck, smash feet, cross a lineShe twists and turns, a crack of spineSpikes down her back like a porcupineShe sits, and says, “Ha. Hey, that’s life.Ha. Hey, that’s just fine.” Flip a […]

Reminding timeRewinding rhymesSetting up roads to forget them Follow a dotFalling in lineLiving out loud to forget them We speak in the eveningFor the ones who won’t fightThe ones who move in the windWe feel […]

Give me your timeGive me your spaceGive me your hurdles and we’ll win the race A wandering seaA one, two, and threeA skip of a stone from heavenWhile standing aloneAn old microphoneHears an old thought […]

What, is it stolen?Where is it from?You don’t want your name on itIt makes no sense, how come? What, are you stupid?Why stand right there?You just want your name on itIt makes no sense, you’d […]

I wake upI brush my teethI walk downstairsto unfold me A touch of thisAnd out to seaA swirl of spoonA cold coffee Fall into a spotlightDripping past the groundPin drop silence, watch you dancingShedding some […]

A feeling floatsIt flutters awayIt whispers, it screamsIt beckons to stay A sudden thoughtIt skips through the nightIt picnics, it napsIt puts up a fight ExplorationLong vacationTime’s a menace playing tennisWill you see meIf I’m […]

Ghost, I’ve changed. I’m happy.Ghost, you’re gone. Got sad.Ghost got lost in my own worldPretty ghost, and rad Ghost, come here. I got you.Ghost, stay there. I’ll come.Ghost, you say, “you’re my best friend.”Then you […]

Seeds thrown from wingsBring song, life, and dancersHe’s lived it allReal rough life romancer He met a moon ladyIn a jungle on a SundayCrashing dishes at the wallFloating on a flying rugShe caught him tossing […]

When you sing, do you smileI’m alive, I’m alive, you rememberWhen you write late at night, do you thinkCome to life, I’d like a drink Somewhere beneath a mountainClatter on a windowSpringing summer’s shadowI’m alive, […]

Night timeLeakingDripping in a head WhisperedWhispersLiving what was said We got the walk they want, we walkWe got the walk, we shineWe brought the walk they want, we walkWe brought the walk in style Splitting […]

He took her to townShe came crashing downPuddles on the floorAsking him for more She was summer’s dreamHe was but a seamPiecing sunset’s shadeWatching daylight fade He got lost in musicHe got lost in himHe […]

I’ve been down this road beforeI know I’ve seen this sunI’ve been down this road beforeThe night I thought I’d won Been around right here beforeI know I’m not aloneBeen around right here beforeSome time […]

Perhaps it’s not cheesyOr maybe too greasy I don’t knowThis isn’t pizza It’s breaded spaghettiMy mind wasn’t ready I don’t knowThis isn’t pizza I’ll beat you with the broken oneGive me the new and goodbyeBeat […]

Ships, they rockThe circus rollsThose people danceWe pay their tolls I don’t trust sleep like I trust youAll I need’s some follow throughTell me everything’s alrightTuck me in and say, “Goodnight.” Through the night and […]

Perhaps knowing’s half the battlePerhaps doing’s the other halfThey say distance is the futureSo here could be the past Perhaps nothing’s more than somethingPerhaps something’s less than noneThey say we’ll touch the bottomBefore we know […]

Ball of twine unwindsand leads a train through the rain up the tracksWeather changes, there’s no going backBurlap sacks over shouldersThe road’s louder in the morning when it’s colderSilent, the rolling when it’s colder I […]

Would you fly, land, unwind to realizeThe running around, it slows you downIt speeds things up, you leave the ground Would you run, stare, become what’s undoneThe pacing around, it wears you downIt builds things […]

Bumble bee, come, come my wayBumble bee been making my daysSimmered soup, a hanging cloudHead in the air and standing proud Bumble bee, down on your kneesBumble bee scored treacherous seasBeat the odds, defied the […]

Settle downSpin aroundThrow you there, come here Now I’d like a taste and maybe some moreNow I’m far away from right at your doorLet me speak my thoughts, I’ll listen Buzzing bee, come to meEnd […]

I’m always driving or ridingMovingStill, stillness finds its way I’m always standing or sleepingBreathingExhaling past dark days I’ve got a devilPast full of sinShuffled the cardsCollecting my wins I’m creating the sceneOr the scene’s creating […]

There’s no microwaving good memoriesThe good stuff takes good timeSlowly boiling the right wordsRolling out real rhymes I wouldn’t microwave your memoriesToo quick, too hot, they’ll spinPatience, music, wooden spoonsDicing up your wins Planting, growing, […]

San Francisco, I loved youAnd you burned me to the groundYou fled to another countryand you followed me around San Francisco, you had my heartThe first one, the first time, then you fell apartAfter we […]

Take me outPut me to bedTake me outSomewhere beyond my head Take me outTell me goodnightTake me outSometimes it’s all alright What if everyone who flew past youHas just been on the groundWaiting for you […]

FunnyTonight the jazz crept inLike the night the jazz leapt into my lifeOut of nowhere, good morning and goodnightSaved me without knowing I wonder where the jazz is these daysAll I ever wanted was the […]

Asleep with the sunRocking the roadStopping to smellStarting to go Awake with the sunLeaving my homeWalking to runSkipping a stone I take chances way up highThere’s no falling down this timeI shoot stars down without […]

She’s a mysteryHe’s an open bookShe says, “boy, we’ve got all day”He says, “lady, look” She’s a peaceful dreamHe’s a steady seaShe says, “boy, you’re far too kind”He says, “lady, please” What if you fell […]

Not ordinary, not from around hereShe’s something special, she’s far and nearShe lives up thereWatches documentaries outside on the screenSoundtracks flash back to Colfax He says this town is crazyThinks exhaustion is not lazySummer is […]

How are you doing? What’s going on?What’s gotten better? What’s off and wrong? Where are you going? Why not come here?Are you not tempted? Is it too clear? Wondering, I got questions I don’t askQuestioning […]

She lives on the mountainHe lives by the breezeShe says, “let’s get going”He says, “patience, please” She sleeps up near heavenHe sleeps in the sandShe says, “let’s get out there”He says, “when I can” He […]

She would come on downThey would roll aroundRattle off the groundOut of the city and into a desolate town He would go down slowShe would quickly knowSoft and shyly glowOut of the city and into […]

Calm steady easyMove mountains breezingShe brings smiles from a distanceShe doesn’t know of his existence Peaceful valley rainstorm sceneShe is what the pillows bringRecently, he fell asleepand saw her drawing in his dream Hot fire […]

Snowfall fire in the skyPeaks creep through clouds to whisper hiNot goodbye, no goodbyesJust goodnight Suppose I’d like to know you betterBut these days get away, they get strangeBehind screens it seemsWe’ll come alive, let’s […]

Out there, uphill, inside stands stillDown here, outside, sun crawls, we flySame thing in different placesSo similar and the likes Would you hit the lights and rideRoll outside, the groundBe the only sound for milesFor […]

Same state, different townIn the air and on the groundWind will whisper without soundHear it on your skin Clear lake, different gazeWith the trees and out for daysWater’s whispered subtle phraseFeel it in your limbs […]

Draw your weapon, paint a targetDrowsy, fuzzy like the carpetDrag your feet up silent stairsSliding down to get back there Cut a time zone, roll an old roadHazy, watching yellow lines implodeStomp your foot on […]

Get through summer, go to schoolStart of year, you’re still not coolBrand new shoes, fresh backpack smellBe prepared, the math is hell What’s the point of reading?You can get straight A’s without ever opening a […]