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 […]
Broken Wing (2/2018)
I fall into a hole in the sky. Swimming with stars Before I wash up on shore. Broken wing, won’t fly anymore. Started strutting across the sand. Passing castles And shovels, seeking out your door. […]
Thoughts to a Bucket (2/2018)
When this is all over, The lights will dim. Tap your tambourine and words will last forever. I’ll still write for you from the stars. Throwing stones from heaven To a bucket down in hell. […]
Evening Coffee (2/2018)
Sometimes sun and rain are wrong for me. That song sang to me, that song saved my day. Saved my day. Sun and rain walk away. Maybe just for a moment. Maybe moments cause a […]
Wait Forever (2/2018)
I blasted off. I got a little lost. I came back down after it all came out. I took time off. We got a little lost. Under the moon there’s a little more room. The […]
We’re All Set Here (Wash) (2/2018)
Certainty slices through the air. Certainly nicer than what’s there. They never really seemed to care So why does this really matter? A little breakout chicken. All mopped up and unaware. A card. Two fingers […]
Into This Area (2/2018)
Saturday morning parking thoughts. Hi, my mind was cooking, Bye, my brain was shot. Cement these trees, planted beneath. What did you find when looking? Why did you forget to leave? If I could sink […]
Globe & Miami, Pause (2/2018)
Skipping scenes and dreams Of past lives’ past times. What was, will never be. Skipping things to dream Of fast rhymes and last times. What are you gonna be? Will you take all of your […]
Some Old Van (2/2018)
I rolled my winter back into summer. Made a lake with all the wonderland. Once fallen frozen birds began to splinter While watching a big red moon. I throw my summer back into winter. Make […]
Really After (1/2018)
The silent type, though full of thunder. Not naive, but so much younger. Her roots will weave and wade in wonder. What are you really after? Close a book and think out loud. Give a […]
Second To Picture It (1/2018)
He skips a stone off a roof to glass. Opening, she leans halfway out of her room Eyes move up while they begin to bloom. Colors colored in black and white. She opens up the […]
The Bite of the Apple (1/2018)
A real who’s who of nobodies meeting in the dark. Like shadows as they gather In the corner of a circle in the park. They’re there. Half of a two piece puzzle falling to the […]
Once The Captain (1/2018)
I was once the sand Carrying the sea. And every sleepless night They walked all over me. I was once the colors Reflected by the sea. I was so magnificent. They always looked at me. […]
Tuesdays (1/2018)
I’m always up. I never walk around. Coffee all day and I leave the ground. I’m always up. I never hit the town. Stay inside and mix my thoughts around. Do you wonder where your […]
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