Sometimes when I’m not thinking, the world feels so small. I step and I turn and I can’t get away from it all. In the back of the bowl, or down by the border. These […]
Month: August 2016
She Won’t Dance (Lemons) (8/2016)
If it hasn’t started, you can’t press rewind. and if the curtain closes, can’t go back to change your mind Don’t be defined by the things you once did, but always remember how to get […]
Remember Tomorrow (7/2016)
Remember the other day when we were kids? Raindrop roses awoke the strange things that we did. Innocence splashing in the swampy stars Tomorrow’s here, it’s good so far. Remember the mornings that I let you borrow? […]
Scare The Devil (7/2016)
Scare The Devil Anchor Drops while you’re driving Garlic’s the veggie, the item’s the rake Through the window hand on your face It Makes No Difference while you’re driving Singing harmonies just a little off […]
If Twelve Was Eight (7/2016)
If Twelve Was Eight For the last six months I’ve wished that twelve was eight. Just a little less time between or is it too late? sometimes they’re yellow and sometimes they’re green holding all of […]
Untitled 4 (5/2016)
Untitled 4 I met a girl not long ago She walked in with a sunrise glow Before we met, I’d heard her name the things we like are all the same the awkward one with […]
Between The Lines (2/2016)
Between The Lines Don’t know how to say this so it’s stuck between the lines spilled on a page words are easier when they’re written down When everything’s perfect I will throw it away to […]
Coins (9/2015)
Coins Come on in Neil Strasburg The water’s feeling fine Come on in Neil Strasburg Have the time of your life it won’t begin until you’re in the party starts with you you’ll melt right […]
Smiling Eyes (5/2015)
Smiling Eyes eclectic taste, electric waste the moment stops inside her kaleidoscopes, to help her cope and realize what my thoughts were blue spinning eyes and sunset lies she keeps her ear to the ground […]
Double Down (2/2015)
Double Down rain behind the Double Down she looks at him he asks where to go he misses the signs and he takes her home The weather’s always perfect, the lights always bright she dreamed, […]
Untitled 2 (4/2015)
Untitled 2 surrounded by clowns, it’s the middle of my life dreams mold reality, it just takes time gather round friends, remember to breathe and if you get down you can get down with me we’re […]
The Man (1/2015)
the man arms are disconnected can’t feel them from my head the voices never stop still remember what you said a scream into a feather that no one ever hears feel the future coming that […]
Slip and Squander (1/2015)
truckers on the highway dream of home children on the playground feel alone think about everything, maybe even death or focus on every single little breath a head full of music that all sounds the […]
After IT (10/2011)
After IT A branch snaps he laughs she screams and everything changes. A house in the woods that shouldn’t be there, we are the only people on this island. The first person to ever talk […]
124 (9/2011)
124 He’s going to lie to you – they will all lie to you. About where you’re going and how long you’ll be gone. Around two thirty two on one twenty-four, he’ll think twice – […]
Walter (9/2011)
Walter We sat on a beach on the other side of the world Heads full of liquid paper and colorful thoughts of nothing but now Pockets full of flasks of Fijian rum and bouncy balls […]
Convince Me (8/2008)
Convince Me Another night at the table Feeling and thinking It’s happened a lot lately I feel like I’m growing I’m thinking about leaving I don’t know where I’m going You don’t care about me […]
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