Like to know it betterLike to trace its linesLike to search for buried treasureLike to take my time Guess, to me, it’s beautyGuess, to me, it’s heartGuess, to me, it’s subtle magicGuess, to me, it’s […]
Category: Poetry
Rainbow Hair
Open up the windowsGet some fresh May airShe has packed her cat and bagsShe’ll bring her rainbow hair Grind your morning coffeeSpin a sunshine songShe heads for the desert skyWhere she can do no wrong […]
Day By Day (butterflies)
Lately, he’s up with the sunLately, he feels he’s only just begun “Calm my nervesEase my mindLaugh at worry left behind” They leap off a branchThey soar out of SpringLeave to leave themselvesLeave to spread […]
Omelette
Man, I got confusedI’d been missing youMy head, it was spinningMy heart’s now grinning and I can’t find the line Mom, I spoke my mindIt spilled, well past timeMy head, it was screamingMy heart’s now […]
Sunrise Thinking
Cup of coffeeClean the placeLook in mirror, smiling face Early riserLast night’s readDoes it know what that meant to me? A few words that would freak me outA heart of fire, head full of doubt […]
Four Feet
Take me back to my holeBury me for a weekDay of daylight deja vuDay of lookout’s bleak Bring me back to my fieldBlend me in with the greenI have erased all the linesI have caused […]
Cut
“Is this a fucking movie?Did someone cut the scene?”She falls out of a nightmareDrops closer to a dream “Is this an ancient chorus?What is going on?Who left all these notes for me?Why’s my life a […]
Cough Drops
I don’t know what I’m doingI don’t know what I’ve doneI don’t know, but I did a thingSo something has begun I don’t know where I’m goingI don’t know where I wentI don’t know why […]
OMG
Oh my god, I’m crazyOh my god, I’m fineOh my gosh, she’s coming backOh my gosh, she’s mine I think she is prettyI think she is fineI’d like to take her out at nightI’d like […]
Lady Like
The lady like rock n rollThe lady like dinosaursThe lady like, “oh my god”The lady don’t know she’s it Walkin’ like zombies in NovemberBig lights tower quiet streetsIt’s everythingA pyramidThey go to sleep He gets […]
For Starters
Leave the jungle for the mountainTwo lane highway for a whileShe sings the wrong wordsat exactly the right timeHer eyes trickle his wayHe’s driving SprawlingStretching in the morningSmile, free the musicThe first time in a […]
Russian Doll
Doll I’d like to know youKnow you, show you betterBeen so long since you’ve seen the desert Doll, I’d like to break youShow you, know you betterTrace your lines and paint a desert Lady, you’re […]
Subtle Distance (Vegas Calling)
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, […]
Ha.Hey (an i)
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 […]
Forget Them
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 […]
Night Light
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 […]
Carving Moons
I missed my momI liked the rainI got too aloneand I went insane I wrote a tuneI penned a songI think when they’re herethen think when they’re gone That’ll stay the sameWhile it all loves […]
Want To
I wanna watch the clouds with youI wanna make you smileI wanna sleep in late, til noonI wanna stay awhile I wanna go to town with youI wanna feel you breatheI wanna shoot the stars […]
When
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 […]
Swirl of Spoon
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 […]
Patio Wax pt. 9
In from the window, the jazz kicks inOut of nowhere, memory drips sinFor, I have let go a million times or moreand I have won battles and I have won wars I can’t remember and […]
Devil’s Tennis
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 Writer
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 […]
One Of Those Days
One of those days spent watching a roadOne of those days that could explodeOne of those days that won’t unwindA day without an answer We all go out there at timesHow far back will they […]
The Boy
The boy got a brain you can’t buyThe boy say good morning at nightThe boy wear his hat to the sideThe boy, he’s lost in the answers He could write the worldHe would light the […]
Moon Lady
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 […]
Jazz Rose
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, […]
Walk They Want
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 […]
Tempo’s Tide
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 […]
Up This Road
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 […]
Perplexed By Pizza
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 […]
Mom
They see what I’m seeingDon’t see it the same wayI see so much time Mom, they think they know meHeard that thing I wroteMom, they say, “It’s easy”Then say, “I don’t know” Mom, they think […]
Spinning Circles
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 […]
Listening’s Fun
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 […]
Knot Sew Saucy (Handle It)
So, say you reach the mountain topand say you didn’t knowSo, say you light the whole place upand say it isn’t so So, say you find some peace of mindand say it won’t explodeSo, say […]
Day Matter (Pink Sand)
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 […]
Squawk
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 […]
Bumblebee Soup
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 […]
Slide of Life
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 […]
Malways
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 […]
Microwaving Memories
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, […]
People As Cities
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 […]
There’s A Nap For That
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 […]
Where’d The Jazz Go?
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 […]
Up on the Hill
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 […]
Morning and Night
I’d like a morning and I’d like a nightI like a drink and I’d like a biteMore than an evening, this Thursday night soundFour feet off the groundFor you to wake me upSomeone to wake […]
Adjusting Time
Maybe I gave up years agoMaybe I thought I found it again and got crushedMaybe I’m just meant to roll around on my ownMaybe time will adjust Maybe I broke too many timesMaybe I’ve rebuilt […]
Chynn or Bryck
What if this works out?What if we all smile?What if we’ve been there the whole time?What if right now’s a while What if it’s all made up?What if it’s in my mind?What if you pressed […]
Lady Look
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 […]
Know Better
To know you better, to be aroundTo feel you breathing, hear your sounds To know you better, be a kingTo feel your weather, be your thing Not stopping this time until I knowThese days I […]
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