He’s an idiot genius. He’s a tortured heart. He’s a one piece puzzle That somehow falls apart. He’s spinning vinyl’s brainchild. He’s so goddamn smart. He’s a two piece puzzle That no one ever starts. […]
Homemade Desert (Just Tuesday) (7/2018)
I write on an elephant. Home, made. Desert. Elephant’s alone with me. It’s so warm, so they all stay inside. Except the neighbors, they’re fighting again. They make my moments rebegin. Her car won’t start. […]
Smile That Shuffle (7/2018)
Prickly green scenes. Strings strumming strung out fingers. Looking for his place, where there aren’t any trees. Sugar coated foam. Bee sting finger building boards, Begs to build a home. Walk beneath with memories, looking […]
Buried (7/2018)
In some ways, it’s already yesterday. I don’t know how I made it. I got buried. I dug in. Got dug out by people I dig. Pulled out by people I love. Why do people […]
Ball of Twine (7/2018)
Widowed paws, pause – no Stop. Play with my mind. Cats, skylines, women, Songs scratch this little ball of twine, It’s mine. Sax stranger, drive me wild. Play with the night. Love, roses, women. Pick […]
Oven (7/2018)
Third story, oven, Looking out at the trees. Thinking of things I thought I would be. Dust swirling, oven, Castles latched on the breeze. Traveled at night, so far from the sea. When all the […]
Somehow Have Me (7/2018)
Skipped stones and steeped thought. I walked for years before I got lost. And I never knew I’d be alright, If I slept all the way through the night. There is a light inside me, […]
Denver to the Desert (7/2018)
The leaves changed with the terrain. Leaves left and came with the terrain. We listened to the Cities during sunset here. Years ago. So I gave it a spin in the dark. Thought of you […]
Past The Mountain (6/2018)
Torn up plans, loading your whole life. Move it over the mountain And always take your time. Tattooed ants carry so much life. Moving over the mountain, Where they won’t have to hide. So many […]
Warrior (7/2018)
His thoughts walked while he took in the lake. Delayed, walked deep, deep, his dark ocean. Beneath sleeping, steeping emotion. Up to now, a roller coaster. Never been afraid of roller coasters. Never knew why […]
Emerald City Blues (7/2018)
I am a lion. Courage, my desire. Afraid of heights, my life out on a wire. Dogs show men who preach they’re not liars. A curtain brought a tin man a home. I am no […]
Made-Up Rain (6/2018)
Half past rain in the park, The drops were all on cue. They swirled in circles with us, It was like they knew. Made-up rain in the dark. The drops were right on time. And […]
Story in Black and White (6/2018)
Deep pocket penguins take on the night. Two little stars, always liked a good fight. How did this ever happen? Sunday shadows, stand out on the street. Tiptoes walking right between four feet. Like none […]
Leaving Left Field (6/2018)
Towels, walking sand. The sun rolled down. Mountains will tell you it melted the ground. She walked out from left field. She sang by my side. And she suddenly realized That we can make our […]
By The Sky (6/2018)
Do I live in the past or am I from the future? I don’t forget things that I’ve never seen. Real reels tangled, cut scenes. Why do I know the things I do? I can’t […]
Handle Sunshine (6/2018)
Maybe today’s my lucky day. I found a wishbone on the way home, But nothing ever came true, It all just hit me. Out of the blue. Three feet bouncing across the street. The sound […]
The Paper (6/2018)
Practiced. Patience. I was waiting on the paper. See what it said. Not said, but read. Black and white, little tiny lines. Old mug of crunch, I was opening the paper. Pages of dead. Not […]
Morning Armor (6/2018)
She is a warrior. Her eyes are heaven. She is not fearless, Her dream’s never broken. She’s a worn out angel, One day dancing. Outside, a song in my head. By My Side but she’s […]
Forget That Feeling (5/2018)
Living. Legends. Maybe one day. We wandered tunnels. Hallways called my name. In it together, that won’t change. He sang songs about snakes here. I hope you made it safely. Everything up to right now, […]
Sidecar (5/2018)
Another sunburned morning and I’m right on track. A moon howls at a sun behind it’s back I will always love the interstate. The youngest son learned mourning sometimes comes back. She soon howls like […]
Song to Me (5/2018)
I will rock my soul. I will be like me. Do everything I want. Tomorrow I’ll be free. I will not grow old. Always be just me. Say everything I want. I don’t know what […]
More Like Monday (5/2018)
Why would you yell? Why don’t you talk? You make me yell. You never talk. The more you need it, The less you have to say. Go ahead, push it away. Monday doesn’t stop to […]
Life In A Day (5/2018)
A lifetime is a day. Each evening is a breath. Did you waste any sunsets? Did you get enough rest? Each city is a stop light. Every risk, a step. Each postcard is a letter […]
Orange (5/2018)
Don’t talk to me. Not the way you talk to yourself. Go outside for a while. Go way outside for something else. Slow down, for me. Spent time with me. Quiet, chatter. Talks with myself. […]
No Longer Prey (5/2018)
Garage, basement, close to bottom, Try to save a little face. Forgotten, all those days we spent, Though, we recall how much we paid. We aren’t like the others, Looking for their little ways. We […]
Maybe It’s Ours (5/2018)
When I’m alone in a cloud, I’d rather be with the people. When I’m surrounded by the people I find I’d rather be alone. People get so loud. Why can’t I be in the same […]
YOU (5/2018)
You couldn’t have waited? Nobody was ready for that. Two years ago today I was excited to see her. Nobody was ready for that. I still get excited to see her. To hear her. Have […]
Funny Thing (4/2018)
I listen, loud, while I live so softly. I move so slowly, you think that you caught me. Though, I know you’ll never keep up. I know you’ll never change. Keep up. You speak so […]
Elephant (New to Me) (4/2018)
If I sit here. If I stare there. At the elephant in the tile there. On the table here. Unfocus, no thought, there. City’s breath blows hot air. If I sit here And I don’t […]
Little Big Screen Queen (4/2018)
In the coop, she’s the queen. She runs everything. Spends right now running circles. Little shoes sparkling, the sun. Everything. She doesn’t care about anything we’ve done. She says the stairs don’t work. She sees, […]
Diving Board (4/2018)
I walked across my brain today While I was crossing the street. I walked outside the lines today, They watched me from the back seat. I talked about the day today While I was stacking […]
Easy Intrigue (4/2018)
Chase a ball on a field Spin old earth on a wheel. You’ll be like your idols, All your fallen idols. Write a book, make it real. Your ideas that people steal. They’ll be like […]
Fleets of Thought (4/2018)
From my mountain I survey the sea, Always the one questioning. What do people think of me? Waves of watered down people Walking beneath. I don’t think they’ll ever see That they’re half of who […]
This Place (4/2018)
This town was alive. This town fell asleep on me. It doesn’t say a word. This town is dreaming. This loud is quiet. This loud fell asleep on me. It doesn’t answer calls. This loud […]
Picture of Baltimore (4/2018)
I lost myself in Baltimore. I went out walking, My thoughts didn’t carry their own weight. I thought a walk before the night got going would work. I walked alone. Didn’t know where I went. […]
Drawn Faces (3/2018)
Foot off the pedal and you’re gone. Going where these tires take us. We’re tired. I was breathing. The pane showed fingerprints, Clouds were seeping, I saw drawn faces in the fog. Through eyes, moving […]
Speechless Stories (3/2018)
Those you spend your time with, That is where you’re going. Get left speechless and turn it into a story. You’re a little work of art, aren’t you? Your mama colored you in. Stayed in […]
Stamp the Sky (3/2018)
Looking out from her rooftop As her life walks right by. Sees stairs to her ceiling, She’s always wanted to climb. Drawn feathers on her shoulder, Green eyes, a quick smile, She colors the sky. […]
Kick the Fire (3/2018)
We walk through the weather Writing our own book. And you look like the ocean, Waving as I look. The cards are in the music. The dealer’s gone to hell. Don’t care about the prophets […]
Days You Want (3/2018)
Quiet man. Sit in the corner, Pour your soul from strings. Nervous man, wail in the corner Like singing swarms of bees. Happy man. Jumps front and center, Loving all he sees. Leaves the noise, […]
Left Me Complete (3/2018)
Found more than the bones which make me me. Old, not worn or currently moving, Folded under this tree. You’ve become the bones on which dogs breathe. Gold brought scorn. Your currency fleeted And you […]
Blue (3/2018)
I see a spark and think of blue. All that’s in my thoughts these days. All that was on my mind, It all got left behind. One afternoon I spilled it all. Well, not one […]
Walk In The Park (2/2018)
In my madness, I stretch my legs at night. Say, ‘they’re so crazy, in the park with no lights.’ He leaves shadows, his stride into my mind. Says, ‘it’s so crazy.’ It’s peaceful, it’s mine. […]
Own Way Home (2/2018)
A young man’s out looking for a new town, Looking for an old sound. He’s been looking for a place Where there aren’t too many people around. In an old town where nobody knows his […]
Knocked Down (2/2018)
Slow going, skating icy oceans on our path. Out beyond the silent frozen towns. Why do the good ones get knocked down? White glistens while quiet listens to Nobody living here anymore. Curiosity’s listening out […]
Pitter Patter (2/2018)
Ah yes, the hunter. Hunted by his own head and His own stunt double doubled back instead. Paranoia gets going. Nice to know ya, I’m going. Off the edge and then back again. Right back […]
Mustard’s Bowl (2/2018)
Rockets dodge dogs through the night. Pocket songs flow and we write. Ride the rails, rocket. It’s all over here. Slow motion drilling slowly down your skin, Notion’s not to show we’ve worn thin. Mustard’s […]
What He’s Doing (2/2018)
They say he’s right all the time, it’s his art. They say he writes all the time, must be smart. He says, Right. I don’t know what I’m doing, I’m just doing, I’m lost, I’m […]
Find Your Way Out (2/2018)
My book is open. Have a look, don’t get lost. My book’s wide open. Come on in, figure me out. Flecks of frustration scatter beneath patience. We were never finally figured out. Something steeps inside, […]
Yesterday Arrives (2/2018)
When yesterday came, I got so confused. My eyes realized how much one man could lose. Started feelin’ a little crazy. I could fight, but what’s the use? When yesterday came, I thought I’d lost […]
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