I’ll just sit here and watch the sunrise, see what happens. Something’s always happening. They say time is undefeated, do they know I am too? Your realest smile is in your eyes. I can see […]
Won’t Fold (12/2018)
I’ll take a trolley to my youth, Go do the things I used to do. Those things always got me through and back then this was easy. • I’ll spend a day with my best […]
Allowed to Breathe (12/2018)
The TVs on, but there’s nothing on and he can’t sleep. Wonders why the deep end’s on the wrong end and then doesn’t care to care. He likes it that way. Anchors must be allowed […]
Push Me (11/2018)
Mend me, bend me, break me. Push me ’til I’m the dumbest person in the room. Surround me with genius. Push me out of place so I’ll feel easy and one day, maybe, get some […]
Demon Dancing (11/2018)
All the, none the, sleep I get. The demons here, they’re so upset. They live next to a cigarette that sleeps above my ear. All the fun that we forget. The memories there, they lost […]
Spotlight Ride (11/2018)
Walk out of this opera, ‘cause I worry that she’ll sing. Wasn’t ready when it started, so what does this really mean? Slide out of this orchestra when my chair sits way up there. It’s […]
Lost in the Distance (11/2018)
Lights blink in the distance and I don’t know why, Imagination says, ‘old smiles saying hi.’ Talk to myself more than you these days, so I look up to the sky. Radio, silence, and another […]
Take My Time (11/2018)
I take my time, but it gets so quiet. Silence. When I get back to normal. Still don’t know what that means. Speak. Give a sign you know you’ll be fine. Bridges sings, ‘take me […]
Fall to Fine (11/2018)
At times I run away just to get by, even if just for a little while. This is headlights in the fall. This is me putting me into it all. Until I leave this fog […]
Goodness Me (11/2018)
I just roam around, wander in my head. Silence, watching sounds. Please, speak to me instead. Little, worn, baby steps to older. Distance bruising souls and growing. Trusting and we go. Always endless love, it’s […]
Morning’s Story (11/2018)
He’s got feet down beneath his knees. Walks to the water while she’s out at sea. ‘One day, mermaid, take a walk with me.’ He floats his heart up above the trees. Only comes down […]
Life, Somehow // Count Sheep (11/2018)
Life, you bring my people down. Life, you are so deep. Life, you move so slowly, Life, you only steep. Life, you know we’re tired now? Life, just let us breathe. Life, you move like […]
Break Inside, Building (11/2018)
I am not a writer. I am not a light. I am just a little thought moving with the night. I am not a circus. I am not a clown. I am a half-balanced act, […]
Rooftop Dreams (11/2018)
Little cow cowboy boots go walking on a belly. Hopping, hoping no one will ever notice. She dances and I’m watching, I wish I was that free. She’s wired, swinging in her jungle. Singing songs […]
Day with the Dead (11/2018)
He’s not who you say I am. He’s got time on me. He filled up songs for legends, bumbled beaches with the dead. Don’t care, or know, who you think I am. I’d like to […]
Television Glow (10/2018)
You shine. You’re dark. I love the way you shake. You’re fine. You’re smart. I love the way you make it. I didn’t mean to leave us. I didn’t mean to slide. I don’t know […]
Somehow Night (10/2018)
Stand outside, soaked grass under the light. It’s not that late, but somehow it’s night. Funny how those things happen. Leaning, breathing, it’s all there is to do. There’s nothing outside of Pittsburgh. Go pray […]
Sleep Driving (10/2018)
You talk about early, but you’ve never met late. Do you ever wonder why some people stay? You think about dreaming, but don’t get a taste. Do you ever wonder why some people wait? Eat […]
Demolition Lady (10/2018)
Drop, puddles move. They say, ‘it’s raining.’ I was gonna walk today. I told you I’d break, you said you were crazy. It’s just part of the story. The tale we’ve been writing for ten […]
Drinking Names (10/2018)
By a lake, familiar songs behind me. Leaves like school busses climb fire up the siding. Does anyone ever notice? They sit and stand on still water, wind slides, winds, between them. Rock stacked tower, […]
Mar (10/2018)
Cupcakes on the floor, the clock reads zero. 6am and I’m waiting to sleep. Goldfish on the counter sit next to no coffee, and I can’t hear them talking. Blue, red, white lights outside an […]
Overwhelmed, Easy (10/2018)
I’ll trash that whole day now. I’m so clear in the mirror and it’s so foggy out, I can’t see a thing. Sliding sideways between three white lines, Songs about your shirt humming in my […]
CC Blues (10/2018)
Realize I didn’t mean to stop? Realize that wasn’t what I wanted? I lost my person, lost myself, I was feeling overwhelmed and sometimes life takes time. I can do it all. I can’t do […]
Spectator (10/2018)
Money she’s out on the bike today. I know she’s driving me wild. I am just a spectator, but she can go for miles. Money I’m back in the van today. She knows I’m not […]
At the Shadows (10/2018)
Soaring song. I was watching the moon hide in the air as it came on, and I thought of the days when it was just wood wheels out there. Carved, then, fresh trails. Stare at […]
Almost to Packing (9/2018)
What if I said there’s no ego? If I said it’s only pride. What if you knew what I’ve been through? Would you run away and hide? What if I said I’m just nervous? If […]
Written About Today (9/2018)
Wide awake on the third story, He sits while Howard sings about his time. A creature stews in a pot on an elephant On the third story and it’s only Saturday. A gift from the […]
Sandcastles in Bed (9/2018)
Craft sandcastles with the desert. Flip it on its head. Come on, flip the desert and then send me to bed. Drafts, old hassles, and it’s winter. Dripping up instead. Come on drop your winter, […]
Bring a Mountain (9/2018)
He’s not afraid, he’s just had a long day. At times, he feels he knows he’s losing it. He’s not losing it, but it’s not next to him. Reuses shedded skin. Worn thin, His mind’s […]
Hand Drawn World (9/2018)
Don’t make a sound and you’ll get people talkin’. They say, ‘slow down.’ You say, ‘I’m only walkin’.’ Work before breakfast, past dinner. Just scratching out a day. Tell me, how long do we have […]
Apricot Water (9/2018)
What if we didn’t worry? What if we walked to the sun? What if we took a weekend and didn’t have any fun? You left to set you free, but you just came undone. Why […]
Purple Silence (9/2018)
I’d write every day if I had enough ink. You gave me this pen and it’s starting to shrink. I’m just trying to save it. I’d live every day if I didn’t just think. Got […]
Off The Shelf (9/2018)
Tell me I don’t hear me on the radio While my wheels fall down the road, Up to your mountain inside the snow. Come on, get me there, bring me home. Tell me my thoughts […]
Morning Shows (9/2018)
Coat your throat. Touch the sky. Unroll the pool and float, so high. Race on and on and you wanna slow down. Days awake, Up so high. Float on the pool, unroll the sky. Way, […]
Comfortable (9/2018)
It’s flesh in front of black and white. The one you think of every night. The sting of a spring, floating away. The one with whom you know you’re safe. So you make yourself comfortable. […]
Window Pane (9/2018)
When I walk to your window, I see myself looking in. Moving drops of melted snow To find a fire burning Near your warm and calming glow. You see you outside of old frames. You […]
Stacked Storms (8/2018)
Below your toes, just above your waist. Inside, find bottom. You dig in, escape. Under the clouds, ahead of the night. Outside, jump in. Take the biggest dive. To the right of those and just […]
Rapids and Ripples (8/2018)
He could build a big beard, grab a sleeve, run away. Get a dog and a van, have no plans, have all day. Shout, ‘I’ve never felt so free. Look at me.’ But, honestly, anybody […]
Nothing Surrounding (8/2018)
I am not a liar, I just take my time. I live on a wire, sometimes I am fine. I am not a writer, I’m just wasting ink. I swam in a fire, and then […]
Half Past Jackson (8/2018)
Driving on the coast, midnight under the moon. Flying like thieves, leaving all that they brought. We’re on our way now and we won’t get caught. Crawling up the road, sunrise under the moon. Floating […]
Life, Like Rain (8/2018)
You think that you’re breaking. You don’t know you bend. You feel like collapsing, and you think it’s the end. I’d take all your rain. I’d take all your sorrow. I’d make all your days, […]
By The Pool (8/2018)
Oh, little hotel room mansion. Floating plastic lemons, sitting by the pool. Wade in water by more water, Not worried about not getting paid. Black and white cartoons and answers. I’ve never known how to […]
Jump on Water (8/2018)
Hear these same songs in this same spot. Nothing at all’s the same anymore. It all feels so different. Head to toe, connected. Hammer and nails, miles of tile. I’m out of myself and happy […]
Real Around January (8/2018)
Needles weeping under bridges with stars. People, passengers stuck in cars They don’t understand where we’re headed. We move with the speed of sound. We dance through hurricanes, No matter how loud. Sit and smoke […]
Only Breathing (8/2018)
Before I ran into you, I’d never stopped to meet me. I bounced around inside myself, Hoping to break free. Sat in the back row and wrote it all down. Wrote it all out before […]
Winter My Way (8/2018)
Organ playin’ in the background, Runnin’ down black and white Like fingers singing on a crosswalk. Annie’s swingin’ on a playground. Workin’ all day and night, Bike fingers stinging on a stopped clock. I’m always […]
Follow Me (8/2018)
I slipped off my plate. I could see right through it and couldn’t get to me. I was leaving and I was late. Swallow one white dot and you’ll be right. It’ll bring a storm, […]
Just Ticking (8/2018)
These days I got no worries, I’m in no hurry to get what I want. I’m jumping on a road. I don’t care where this bus goes. That guy does though, I think he’s driving. […]
Fixing Buttons (7/2018)
I couldn’t stop and I couldn’t go. Time is nothing but more, or less, time. And what if it ends tomorrow? We never know what we’re gonna be, But, we can be more than what […]
For Days (7/2018)
Lately, I don’t stay up late. Been sleeping. It’s been four nights, But that’s four nights for the first time. Lately, I don’t always break. Been breathing. It’s been four days, But that’s four days […]
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