You ran my brain aroundI chased your queen aroundWhile she was running from youTell her to leave me alone You dragged my name aroundNow you can’t find the groundand no one’s talking ‘bout youHow does […]
Author: Chuck Johnson
Topography
Dripping dew leaks into springWonder’s what the evening bringsCalming frost, a softened biteSending what the sunset writes I brush my fingertips Mountains thaw while rivers gleamWonder what’s beneath what’s seenCrescent moon, a half lit faceStretches, […]
Fell Fall
Where did you go? You’re back in my headSomehow you haunt meI thought you were dead Puddles of time dripping at nightTo curl up in cornersThe thought that you might I fell into a head […]
Hold On
I wanna write you a poemI wanna sing you a songI wanna say that I’m sorryI wanna say I was wrong I wanna know how your dog isI wanna drive south againI wanna fix what […]
Flit
Suppose I like your smileSuppose I like you moreSuppose I liked the trip up thereSuppose I liked your snore We’re always the ones to sayhow good it would be to hangThough, I could go for […]
Pretty
I think you are prettyThink you’re pretty greatTake you out to dinnerTake you on a date I think you are prettyThink you’re pretty coolTake me for a long rideTake me back to school Stepping into […]
Laughed At Stars
I stand and wonder where I wentSitting, sleeping, cloud bound, spentHeaded there, where near is farand children laugh at shooting stars Up earlyCouple coffees, crumbleAbout an hour from wherever we’re goingNo traffic on this road […]
Gotti
I was soaringI was roaring, we were movingI was flyingI was sighing at the headlinesUp there, you brought me down I was high andwaved goodbye to the west coastWe were movingI was grooving then I […]
Won’t Wear Dark
Always heard there’d be days like thisThe same confusion of thoughtLike remembering thoughts I’d forgotOnly to lose them like the leaves Lessons from a voice inside my headLike lessons from the voice of an angel […]
Florida Nights
Got me thinking of troubleGot me thinking of pastGot me thinking of long nightsNights you’d love to last Bring me nothing but pleasureBring me nothing but painBring me nothing but calm nightsNights spent soaking rain […]
Same Time Around
Leave the land for a weekendLeave the land for what’s clearLeave the land for once cloudyLeave the land for right here Shed your storm for the desertShed your storm for yourselfShed your storm for the […]
86’d
One of these daysWe’ll find a grooveWe’ll bounce aroundWe’ll watch them move One night with artSliding in storeComforting, calmShirts on the floor Summer’s done, let’s go swimmingSummer’s done, pull the knifeSummer’s done, let’s get fancySummer’s […]
Past Blindly
Give me a ring, give me a callLet’s take a nap, let’s have a ballTake me away, take me with youYou’ll be the sky, I’ll be the blueNo matter what I do It’s been about […]
Mending Mirrors
Someone to steer the ship at nightSomeone to catch my driftingSomeone to talk down my stage frightSomeone to do some lifting Something to guide my wandering waysSomething to mend these mirrorsSomething to fight the end […]
But At
Who’s that manwith the woman I want who don’t want me?Who the fuck’s bag is on my seat? What’s that songthat makes me think of everything I forgot?I’m so many more things than I am […]
Underneath
I go beneath the floor to watch the world aboveCan’t sleep, thinkingI’m up early, movingThe world is sleeping and I am notMaybe I am dreamingMaybe it’s a dreamMaybe I am undergroundand things are as they […]
Echoed Questions
Will it ever wander?Will it ever move?Will it ever fix my mind and tell me what to choose? Why is distance present?Why is distance here?Why is distance on my mind and why is it not […]
Crying On A Tractor
I’ll drop you offI’ll pick you upYou’ll pour my drinksYou’ll fill my cup I’ll flip you offI’ll hold your handYou’ll fly up thereYou’ll help me land I’ve certainly gone insaneEvery night is the sameI can’t […]
Save the Date
So what? Who cares?We will walk, they’ll sit and stare.It’s real. It’s there.We will run and they’ll ask, “where?” So what? It’s clearWe’ll be gone and they’ll be hereI’ll push. You’ll steer.We’ll dive in and […]
Food
Pick you up from the airportPick you up from the zooPick you up from the end of the earthPick you up and eat food Like you like I like popcornLike you like I like soupLike […]
Neon Sign
Buzz saw, slimy trailBuzzing lying snailDripping down a hill, smiling without fail Steeping ancient stewSteeples soak in dewNights by a table, fighting people’s blues Lurching, wielding four hands and four eyesShrieking, flying through the nightScatterbrained, […]
Levels of Around
Eating popcorn, watching film, reclining chairsSipping bubbles, sharing sides, nobody cares Dancing strangers, tucked in shirt, blood in the airEating blue chips, sharing time, nobody cares Different levels Every night is movie night with no […]
Ocean Eyes
I’d be the flowers, you’d be the dirtI’d be the floor and you’d be this shirtI’d drive you here and I’d drive you thereWe’d show up late and we wouldn’t care You’d be the captain, […]
Show Down
You show upI get confusedI think I know what to do You show upDon’t use your wordsPlanting what is still unheard You show up, I slow downYou show up, it goes downYou’re spun out between […]
Awaiting Deflection
Spinning circles, running lapsLosing patience, taking naps Counting train cars, killing timeWasting seconds, wrecking rhymes Elephants in human pantsSap-stuck clown shoe bluesHighwire temptress tangles thoughtGazing down, forgets she forgotto paint her face and all that […]
Jazz Thoughts
Got me thinking of musicGot me thinking of dogsGot me thinking of flooding the roomGot me thinking of you Find me under the tableFind me under the starsFind me under, then over the moonFind me […]
Beneath The Surface
The sun comes up, it starts the daySnowflakes fall so leaves can stayDistance blows a thought awayBuried beneath the surface While colors sink, a lapse in timeleaks ancient words lacking rhymeBubbling in the yellow slimeBuried […]
Americana Astronaut
Watching running in bedWalking her right through my headTo drive on down the hill Drowning, breaking newsNew? It was knownNews that was knownDrowning, breaking you Standing, dancing, and thatWalking her under my hatTo hear what […]
Erase
If I could go back in timeI would save my mindI’d erase the fogI’d be with your dog If I went back to that dayI’d change what I would sayI’d erase the lieI’d be with […]
PhD’d
Doctor says I’ve got itDoctor says I’m lostDoctor says I’ll pave my wayNo matter what the cost Doctor says I’m lonelyDoctor says I’m sadDoctor says to walk outsideand into something rad So, maybe I walked […]
Attracting Magnets
Someone to talk toSomeone to holdSomeone to spoon meAt night when I’m cold Someone to hold meSomeone to hearSomeone to catch meWhen my head’s not near I am attracted to crazyDoes that mean I’m not […]
Fire At Midnight
Abandon shipWalk the plankThe firemanThe night he drank Scrub the sceneDot the IThe devil’s dressHe signed the line Something about the sum of partsAt the start, it was dark, outlook parkedon the edge of summer […]
Escape
Whiskey saved meWhiskey wrecked meWhiskey changed my daysI was swimming over thereNow I float this way I can’t wreck meI can’t beat meI can’t fly that waySelf distracted, unawarePresent, tense these days I remember the […]
Will Stat a Table
Butterfly tattoo, don’t know what to doSinging in the front seatand I’m falling again Just like the last timeJust like the other nightJust like the times on the cornerOr sitting at the tableYeah, it’s always […]
Look Here
So here we go, hurrahHere we go, hurrayHere we go, a lifetime’s workHere we go today Look at all you’ve givenLook at all you gaveLook at all you said out loudLook at all you gained […]
DripDrop
I like you in the passenger seatI like you laughing next to meI like the words that dripdrop, flow outThere’s something about your style I want you on a two-way streetI want you dancing next […]
Laughing
Flyin’They’re on their phonesFlyin’I’m all aloneand they don’t know why I’m laughing Soarin’You’re on the couchSoarin’They’re all outand I don’t know why I’m laughing Who’s singing? Whose song is this?Exactly what I am afterShe asks […]
Funny Ways Rambling
Funny feeling, growing up these daysFunny feeling young at nightFunny getting up and out, awayFunny getting something right Am I funny? Used to be more funnySomething got in the wayOr I ran awayI got so […]
Songs On The Corner
Man, I don’t knowMan, get me on the roadIt’s easier than leaving Man, what the bleepMan, get me to some sleepIt’s easier than breathing It’s easier than the end of the night on the cornerThe […]
Last Night
What if you stayed patiently, this side of the seaWhat if this ends and you leave and it’s just me?What if I think too much and it’s all love and honeyMan, there’s so much more […]
Same Way
What if time aligns?What if this all unwinds?What if I’m holding my mind?What if we felt the same way? Dilly dally, see the sightsGrind and burn and ball at nightCorner turned, it’s all alrightPast is […]
Dark Side
She want the moneyHe drive her aroundShe have a weekendHe tour the towns We walk into the Dark SideI loved the look in your eyesI’ve got so much on my mindEars on a pole under […]
Pretty Good
What if love comes my way?What if noise doesn’t stay?Butterflies, dancing, deadWrong words leak out of a headTurned into a pretty good day What if wonder is right?What if calm likes a fight?Big black hats, […]
One Way
I’d like to sing into sunriseI’d like to hum an old tuneI’d like to show you the circusI’d like to find old with you But it’s a one way avenueAnd I’ve still got your shoesIn […]
Get
Outta my head, beautyOutta my head, smileOutta my head, or get over hereGet outta my head for a while Outta my head, hold youOutta my head, styleOutta my head, or fast forward timeGet out of […]
Thirty For Thoughts
34 thoughts to make your day34 thoughts drove me insane34 thoughts, please take your time34 thoughts, don’t mind the rhymes 34 thoughts when no one’s around34 thoughts to find the ground34 thoughts to make you […]
Shed
She’d be a queenI’d be a throneShe’d be a dogI’d be a bone I’d be the soupShe’d be the bowlI’d be the ballShe’d be the hole Shed ourselvesRebeginTake our timeLose our mindAlways bring a friendSometimes […]
Sci-Fi Soup
She looked to the moonThe sun came up so soonIt’s lightness leaked, began to speak“I dig the shade from you” He looked to the leavesHe thought, “stay with me”Their colors spilled, they grew too fastThey […]
Falling For PUzzles
Piece of art walkingPiece of art, don’t look aroundPiece of art stalkingPiece of art,Won’t let you down FlyingI think I am fallingOr fellI am fallingI thinkFlyingFallingI fell Jigsaw piece, fittingJigsaw piece, won’t touch the groundJigsaw […]
Graduation Plate
Come on, fashion mamaBe my enchiladaI’d like a bite, well… maybe moreI’d like to have the same front door We will watch our days growBe my sweet potatoI’ll pick you up, well… maybe moreWe’ll stay […]
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