He doesn’t come around some daysHe walks around most daysComes around corners talking to angels or ghostsWhoever is the quietest Gone to find his echo He says to speak your mind most daysHe speaks his […]
Author: Chuck Johnson
Bound to Fall
Forever on a limbReaching, bound to fallToo big to catchToo tiny to stall Falling from a treeWords from sentencesReads illiteracyReading books of little red seasWood and walks, you see?Floating past the air A sunrise with […]
What She Say
Magic woman come my wayWith big old black packed suitcaseToolbelt resting on her hips, this is what she say Magic woman come my wayStroll right in, into my placeKnives as smiles reflect me, whisper what […]
There Here
At times we fall out of our dreamsOr noise slows them down it seems They toss ideasThrow ideas they think we’ll need We find our sleep and when we reachWe gather things we knew we’d […]
Ideas
At times we fall out of our dreamsOr noise slows them down it seems They toss ideasThrow ideas they think we’ll need We find our sleep and when we reachWe gather things we knew we’d […]
Patio Wax pt. 5
Knocked it off my mindAnd it fell right inSo it’s all competitionA cloud composition above a bridgeCursive perspiration pastesWe crawled and flew and stopped the raceRain throws rainbows, elbows, you knowDogs they name Beau get […]
Call It Morning
Slow slam shut to wake up the neighborsHead this way because no one is watchingBlue nines line sidewalks with sixesThey say crazy, I call it morning Two cups of coffee so she’ll call meHead this […]
Paintings of Ladders
A brand new startTake better care of our heartBeyond the moat and walls and hallsPast kings and queens with diamond ringsDown stairs, under ladders, above a paintingTo us, it’s everything. They all jump in line […]
On The Level
Young, they were drivingHe was driving, she was ridingSinging made up words to songs they knewSongs they’d sing before they grew Young, they were drivingHe was driving, she was ridingSinging “c’mon, c’mon” before songs they […]
Where Did The Time Go?
Different things everydayOne thought lingers, prances, staysDogs bark and fly beyond sunlightOh Big evening plannedInterruption static concerned with the noiseRopes and toys, a drive into a tombstoneDifferences, nothing but untapped time Hmm some words shot […]
Closed To Me
Began as strangersDish-boy and the beautyLives tread milesGot so close to me Stumbled to the desertLost-boy and lost treasureYears torched milesGot so close to me I never saw it comingI never thought I’d leaveI never […]
Patio Wax pt.4
I don’t know when to stop or fightWe were and are the other, defiant, alive ones.This song plays in my mindI reach the end and it rewindsJazz softly hums and bends and grindsA song stuck […]
For The Sunrise Jazz
Confused the musicAt night I drive and think about jazzI dream of dogs, beaches by trees and sunsets Confused the musicAt night I write and spin old jazzI write of things I dream reappear one […]
BB
End of the chase or is this running?Have we met time and space yet?Be the back, I’ll be the boneBe the prince, I’ll be the throneI’m so out here all aloneI’m so out here all […]
Hot Tub Here
He took a hard night and crafted a beginningShaped lives, never fully understandingDrove miles and miles, cymbal fist in the airTook to the sky to a foreign land He brought strung out mornings a grooveLong […]
Time Tapped
I turned from tadpole into manI leapt from lilies and stomped tin cansHopped out the window and caught a rideTo this place called a different time We rolled past memory once ignoredTurned down the volume […]
Seasons Swing And
Balcony under meLive and seeGo listening Out of reachon the beachWonderingif waves are free Mountains left craters,didn’t know where to turnOceans ran to rivers,only to watch them burn Flying feathers fledbefore the day went back […]
ALLELOPATHY
When I was littleI think I thought just as muchIt was about bigger things She’s music, still my toes tapWon’t complain about busyI continue to take the chanceAlthough I am not forgivenSometimes inside gets tangledand […]
Eodore
Incomplete manBlades make handsBlack castle battles pastels at the end of the rainbow Selling things, stop byCover scars, or tryOverall overalls don’t workWhile waterbeds aren’t happeningLike listening to baseballWhile carving dinosaurs Trimming hedge manDiced ice […]
Piece Silent Letter
I’malet meoutI’ma let me outI’m gonna let me outI am going to let me outI will let me outHello world, I’ve felt so freeHello world, I’ve felt so me I wonder, I wonder where it […]
Junipers At Stone
Some would call it chaosSome would call it lifeBurden in disguiseBlessing in the skiesI saw so many thingsTiaras under treesFoam core roots that breatheMermaid graves grow Junipers at StoneMy tag on trash cans I didn’t […]
Patio Wax pt. 3
Reflections from a tree where the best thing startedPaws found balance hereSticks and discs, carefree and futuresMiss you, dog. That’s a yes from me, dog.Talks with the dog pulling curtains from wallsIt just feels like […]
Blue Bubble
Slept in class behind herEvery day passed herShould’ve asked her then Dresses dogs, hip soundtracksSnowshoes, black pants, lost trackSomething about her since first sightLeft words on hold for years There was coffee, there were showsWhat […]
Alien In Pink
Flashes badge. Little man.Has no heart. Garbage can. Put on stripes. Find a bunk.Chain link fence. That’s a skunk. Grab pink socks and pantiesA soaked towel for your neckThe desert sky’s never been so clearBoth, […]
In’s Perspective
Sooo, sleep is real? Is that true?Last night I took a trip with youWe went here and we went thereAnd sat right down and cleared the air Sooo, love is real? Is that true?Highway cul […]
Sky In Time
Hands erase the waitlistIn his mind there’s greatestThe last is still the latest Too much medicationTrain down to the stationFlown communication Sees star wars he’d fought to ignoreat the happiest place on earthHim brings backFights […]
Down There Went
I’ve been down and taking namesPeople tend to forget flames“No one does that, not the same”Flip ‘em, roll ‘em, start the game. They’d wonder where that mountain wentWhere that flame that would go down wentWhere […]
Never and More
Failing like aliens hanging from the groundResorted to resorts to keep people aroundSunny and stunning falling through the seaDeboned and regrownby shipwrecks, time, and these Red jazz spinning. Oregon cards, pupils flooredThe end and a […]
Okay Seasonally
Occasionally I wear your guyThere is nothing in my eyeLay awake and toss and learnabout the bridges I have burned Like pizza and love and sex and musicBurn good things unintentionallyWhat if I was me […]
Valley Mountain Blues
It started in a jungleTwo pebbles, Valley and MountainIt was innocence full of real dreamsUnknown rock and rollToe taps and sweaters, green lights and fresh airBefore broken smiles and where’s my underwearSingle tree lost in […]
Blind One-Eighty Achü
Did a blink, one-eighty, achooI looked at him and she looked at youHigh school halls and lockered wallsJust closets for dweebs to cry in Dispatching crows to dance on addictionShe looked at him and she […]
Color Harvest
Time sets into DecemberNo rain around this yearLast year the feelings were different Time splits before we rememberThe change this time of yearLast year, it just felt so different I am a storm brought on […]
Just The Air
Getting used to that not aroundLike rhythm fading to just there, a soundThat is in the oceanAnd this fell to the groundThe best, simply makes no sense Did you say thatHeard you say that that’d […]
Syncopated Speed Skid
Hear, talk, and watch a sunsetLittle speakers, a dogLaugh about music, say hey welcome backWe’re best on the same trackLightning in the distance, he always liked this songLater on walk inside, strut around draped innothing […]
Happending
Funny thing knowing what will happenand not what’s happeningI suppose by it’d do it for me,I heard it’d be the one doing itI don’t do that.Weird year makes more sense if that happened Guess I […]
Crawling Water
KeroseneDon’t be meanIgniting bridges you don’t know you needEach bridge heads somewhereAll connecting lives to lives to livesRope and wood, don’ts and shouldsLeft you crawling across a riverHe tries to help and gets thrownTo wolves […]
Nice Resort
Spent my day buying cheesesThis is a nice resortAll vacation and breathingDon’t give a fuck if I stub my toe readingThis is a nice resort Cut myself eating pizzaBut it’s a nice resortCalm vacation, fine […]
How I’m Behind Me
Never made it as a race carI couldn’t cut it as a slow man speedingTired of blinking like a headlightI’m sick of maps without the thrill of reading And so now, I’m behind me And […]
Casino Night
Cold cow shakes up stepsSubtle smile for a cameraThinking maybe milk meOr grind or slaughter me for the tenth timeOr over/under the moonOr nothing happening soon It’s crazy and too lateTwo days ago and earlier […]
Patio Wax pt. 2
A symphony sang through snores from behind“Are you really sleeping? Yes”That was the besst.Alive for the first time in a while before being inWith eyes closed peacefully next to meCandlelit symphonyShe may have been listening, […]
Night Bright, Decembers
‘Member holidays on islands?I do, I’m in the sun hearing LonelyYou’re early, it’s rainin’ where you areHours away, you were asking for sleepin’Same thing happening here, but it’s later Now you go outside and be […]
Patched Eye
Dropped my eyes, sight can’t be foundOnly see the distant sound Lent my ears, hear can’t be foundOnly feeling shaking ground Seems it was sung, made cents, played ChangeSeams bend undone, invisible starting over’s a […]
Mr. Classic’s Pottery
Well. I shook on a runway one morning and that’s when it all warped to changeI’d dreamt of flying in New Orleans on a puddle with skateboards and framesIf years create discographies, those weekends compile […]
Point of You
I’d like to watch a storm with youI do I doYeah.I’ve been missing the moon I’d like some talk and coffee with youI would I wouldNope.I’ve been missing the good No no, yeah yeahWho is? […]
Damn.
Join me, write my life outHelp us shed all force fed doubtThe trident night, it didn’t feel rightI really only wanted the dust in red lightNone of this needs to come undoneMost of this has […]
Patio Wax pt. 1
Reflections from a bench where a new thing startedTangerine wings hummingAcrylic mandolins strumming stirred up smilesBeginning a decade laterI won’t go down, not like thatPeaceful nights and candle waxPatios and both on trackWarming hands and […]
Captain’s Cap
Have you heard?The captain’s backHe found his mindLeft under his cap Have you seen?The captain’s backHe found his eyeRight under his patch He walked inA clock played a song about waterAsking how he knew itSwore […]
FLOWNS.
Pour heart into pagesNever see or hear the light of nightHeart raced brain to stumble before the line Music takes timeLines make rhymesTime unwindsLives No time for creativityThe timeand lifeand lackof timeand and and and […]
Bout A Half Block Down
Blown out twenty two years agoAn answer finally landsIf you go crazySome still call you Superman
1010 in 5 Min
Draw out thinking or overstandI understep and understandtake the sand, see – sing it as the sand is this handBlue sky and the family’s stonedLeave it alone boy, don’t touch your phone I write around […]
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