Offload Me, Lord Lord, that day I came home All I wanted was an ice cream and an iPhone That’s all I wanted but you said no You said you had to test me, so… Lord, I ran to the car when it crashed I saw the steel and how it […]
Santorini Singing
Santorini Singing Dear morning espresso I’d like to be polite to you Would like to introduce you to my friends Then take you on a date to the fair And follow that with a snuggle by the fire One day I think it would be great If you could go to Santorini with me Over […]
Three Things
Three Things A dock A rock on top Three things I forgot Telling me to stop A fall In a perfect ball Two things saying “Breathe!” Sink to the bottom please A mud A potato spud One thing saying swim But I don’t know him Done Perfectly spun My new house My watery […]
Drink Box
Drink Box Sip Strong stuff Sip again Stronger still Delicate; what’s that? Rosy; who’s that? A light comes on Another goes dark A sip A positive step Too tired to tumble Too slippery to slur I’m weightless now Floating bloating Spaceman vintage A sip The next one comes The one after […]
Remember when insomnia was cool; now it’s a condition
A valid reason would help Like a glass of water because I’m hot Like a glacier worth of ice when I’m not I saw a dream I saw it pruning a tree When it was done It looked at me And said, “Don’t sleep, don’t even try.” “You lose too much energy and time.” […]
I don’t get poetry but…
Devastator Six strands of gut Lie in wait over a wall A body moves, love A street brushes the hedge Where we learned to steal A rumble of heavy metal The tearing of wood Dreams shatter too easily These days I’m far away Safe, but too much Salt water and newsprint A swim whenever you […]