For the first time in my life, You won’t be on the other end of the line. Or the other end of in my arms. Happy birthday. They say it all the time. That you’re […]
Author: Chuck Johnson
Top Shelf (10/2017)
I don’t know what I’m doing, So nobody does it like me. You can’t level with me. There is no keel, you see. Not even I know what I mean. Will you do what you’re […]
Living in Laughter (10/2017)
Sometimes I thrive. It surprises me and then it goes away. The way you say, ‘I’ll do it another day.’ I know where I’m going, but I don’t know how long until I’ll get there. […]
A Little Longer (10/2017)
The walk’s a little longer, But I don’t mind when you’re around. There is no map, no compass, still We know we’re not going down. We talk a little longer. But on the phone is […]
At Least, At Last (10/2017)
I’m a little too lost to follow, I’ll catch up with you tomorrow. I know I’m going nowhere fast. But, at least I’m going somewhere. At last. I’ll get there, I’ll catch a ride. Why […]
Stand Out and Hide (10/2017)
Stay away from my sprout, man. You got run down and Your Napoleon shouts, man. Listen to it, maybe. It’s not for you. I stood out and I wanted to hide. We dreamed of this […]
Somewhere Under the Sky (10/2017)
Let’s run away, let’s find a place to fly. Tired tires through the snow to a cabin in the winter. Leave while no one’s listening, back to our favorite space to hide. You rescued me. […]
Kick Anything (10/2017)
I don’t know where I’m going. It was forgotten when I flew. I color a pad in the air and I’m listening to you. I never meant to fly down your street. I’m always up in the air now. I’m tired […]
Get Me There (10/2017)
We just pulled over here for a moment. We lay with our backs in the grass, Poking holes in the sky, we’re staring through the night. We’re not the same as you and me. All […]
Leave Inside (10/2017)
Eyes tend to find repeating themes. The clouds will walk while people sing. Sometimes things are worse than they seem. Birds were talking while people changed. Like the corner of a fingerprint. Slowly growing. One […]
Mood This Morning (10/2017)
Underneath the beds of roses that frosted the streets. Mysteries rearrange their reading of me. Something isn’t happening. The literal meaning of what you’re not. The general’s barking, you’re distraught. Littered with all the nights […]
Absence of Nothing (10/2017)
In the absence of nothing. With the exception of everything. We will all find that our memories mean anything. What does this mean to you? Over driven and going nowhere. Knowing where I’ve been. Is […]
Tell Me, Tom (10/2/2017)
Tell me Tom, did the wildflowers bloom? The charts will tell the truth. Today I’ll listen and reflect, can’t stand to watch the news. Tell me Tom, did it hurt this much for you? Your […]
End of the Fall (9/2017)
Such a heavy load, a little bean’s back. History’s sewn, at times she falls off track. She’s not coming back, she’s just arriving. He’s a quiet man, he observes them all. His story’s planned, the […]
Be By Now (9/2017)
Decisions, making tiny sense. Unfailing, fallen – both sides of the fence. Locked away, let it grow. The further we go, the less we’ll know. Sipping coffee. Present tense. Wonder where that memory went. We […]
Bed (Figure it Out in the Morning) (9/2017)
A crazy little kid standing out in the crowd. Head to toes, loud. Says he’s building his own days. One hazy little room a man way out in the crowd. In and out. Down. How […]
Unpacked Expectations (9/2017)
An old man leaving town down the side roads. On his back a bag with all life’s tags. He’s lost, but won. Unpacked expectations get left behind. He’s leaving town to find what he finds. […]
Buckle Up (9/2017)
Planned attack. Swabbing up all the slime. Remove the man who’s awake all night. Not our guy, put up a fight. I’ll be back, just a matter of time Uncross my wires like riding a […]
Something About Chicago (9/2017)
Loud drums and idols, an old garage. Now she’s strumming evergreens, while she’s living out her dreams. Swimming with her sister through letters. Serving, renting, self, she’s been. Now she’s living what she means. Something […]
So Easy (9/2017)
Blindly transparent. Swerving up and down. I write it all out, still no one knows me. On the wrong planet. Skewing the center. Put it all out there and still no one knows me It’s […]
Go and Go (9/2017)
Turn off the lights, it’s right. Turn off the lights and write. Turn off the lights tonight. Forgetting now, she’s right. Forgetting, now I write. Forgetting now tonight. Right when I got going. ‘Everything will […]
Silent Space (9/2017)
Where am I going? What do I do? It would all be easier if I could still ask you. What am I doing? You disappeared. These days I wish that you were still here. Silent […]
Huh (9/2017)
Listen to a bug by a handmade lake What is he saying? What does he mean? Coffee and a bug by a handmade lake. I’m always dreaming, Sometimes I’m me. What really matters? People pass […]
Nickelback Puts Something in Phoenix’s Mouth (9/2017)
Nickelback is one band that’s always intrigued me. Last night, after over fifteen years of love-hating them, I finally had the opportunity to catch a show. Ak-Chin Pavilion. Phoenix, AZ. A beautiful, warm and breezy […]
Road to Myself (9/2017)
Now I can speak. Now I can feel. Now I can see that this is all real. I want to sleep. I want to fly. I want to be more than just a guy. I’m […]
Let’s Get Lunch Tonight (8/2017)
You, with the face. Step right up. It’s not nothing anymore And money doesn’t talk to me. Rewind my eyes. I can see these sounds right now. In the corner on the floor. You think […]
Pull the Pin (8/2017)
You with the face. Ride the cyclone. Spin the wheel, you’re all alone. The comet three times, times two. You were so close, weren’t you? Come on in. Step right up. Welcome to my house. […]
Lost at Shore (8/2017)
This wind stirs. This wind will breathe. This wind will bring her all she needs. These songs speak. These songs are real. These songs sing and sound just how she feels. Her heart trusts. Her […]
War and Ballet (8/2017)
In the calm of your hand, in the biggest apple. When nothing’s enough, anything’s too much. Come Monday, we’ll be home. A bag of lemons cries, they’re all the same. Plenty with our imaginations. We […]
Seventh Night of Summer (8/2017)
It was the seventh night of summer, they fell down into town. Though, they never landed, they never hit the ground. Shark was the captain, Shark drove the tank. Invented the rules when they gave […]
In Your Radio (8/2017)
Ignore your light and dance in your darkness. All that sunshine left a desert. Remember, now was once never. Follow your thunder and realize you’re lightning. The past adjusts your radio. The songs that lead […]
After You (8/2017)
It’s been two lifetimes since we met. Maybe you didn’t know, I don’t forget. Everything changed that night, I’ve never been the same. I can still see your face, though I don’t recall your name. […]
Late Worm (8/2017)
All the birds were early. Hanging, stalling in the sky. Up, so high, so early. They could see it in my eyes. They learned to fly so early. Bird’s-eye judgement from above. Up and down, […]
Pocketed Time (7/2017)
Blue line finds me dangling near Division. Why’d they look at me? I leave after exploring Friday’s leaves. It was written on a train. Three stops ‘til madness. A city sliding by. Shadows get ready […]
Won’t Get Stopped (7/2017)
See with your ears. Touch what you hear. Don’t measure your days with happiness. Swim on your feet. Win with defeat. These things will always happen. Too tired to sleep. Do what you need. Don’t […]
In Front of Fiction (6/2017)
Curiosity, kind soul under a sweater. Lost between yellow and green. We were young, didn’t know any better. Or maybe we just didn’t care. Standing, her back to scenes from old movies. In the sun […]
Right Before Our Eyes (6/2017)
How do you live as your moments slowly stack? If you never leave you can’t come back. How do you feel when your world is a lie? Nothing will grow if we don’t give it […]
Static Screams from TVs (6/2017)
How do you spend your time? Wake up children, play like the wind. Why’s my life a movie? Why’s my life a song? I finally find the plot line and the characters are gone. Silence […]
Float The Day (6/2017)
Plan the week, how to hide. Float on the pool or live inside. Call you up, hear you smile. I’ll be right there in 14 miles. Roll out west, have some fun. We loved that […]
Nothing To Know (6/2017)
A while ago was the first time I hadn’t thought in a while. Logic never made much sense. Logic isn’t logical. Our hearts know what heads can’t feel. She wanders a while and wonders. Wonders […]
Favorite Road (5/2017)
Sat out in the sun and thought of a drive. The one we’ll take when I’m with you. Smile at me like the ocean smiles. We’ll find our favorite road. The key to my home […]
Sounds Like The Radio (5/2017)
Give me a house woman Woman give me a home Give me a place to sleep inside where I won’t feel all alone Give me your love lady Lady give me a home. Give me […]
Almost at Plaid (5/2017)
We saw the stardust echo late one Monday night. You stood above my space ship, staring at the cabin lights. Suddenly send the signal, before we say farewell. And all the doors are closing before […]
When Are You From? (5/2017)
It’s the same thing on that side of the fence. At least that was his experience. These days he feels crazy. He prays, says go away and he’s tired. He’s not lazy. Melting down daily. […]
A Day with the Dog (4/2017)
The night calls him up. Says, ‘we’ll get through the day.’ The knight tells him stories, the worry floats away. Out in front he’s tangled in cables losing sight of his dreams. Don’t know who’s […]
So Much Here (4/2017)
I’ve got history and she’s got her story What she sees is me performing. Someone make up my mind. Alone at the cabin. The wind and the chimes. The display goes away. It’s over. I’m […]
Desert is Done (4/2017)
One of those days that melts down to years. We’re always asleep when we come to find possible futures that we’ve left behind. Thirty one years of slogging through sand. Barefoot. Broken glass, we feel […]
Speak (4/2017)
I drive west when I don’t know what to do. I fall in love and I don’t know why. Our feet heading east cause the weather won’t change. You’re by my side, toes on the […]
Circus (4/2017)
put on a smile dance through the day ‘til four in the morning, it won’t go away. when it’s too much and we break down for days somehow, we get through this lifelong ballet surrounded […]
Hide (4/2017)
His morning has become the evening, it’s the start of his day. Burned down. Torn up. Worn out. What would she say? The sun’s not out so he wanders inside. Can’t run on the sun, […]
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