Spinning
I can hear the cat screaming
from the outside street.
I hope no one hurt it.
Inside I am lying down
with my head spinning
spinning from excess
too much food
to many options
too much thinking
Week 18, Day 126 – “Spinning”
Week 18, Day 125 – “News”
News
this just in
breaking story
read all about it
audio stingers
full page graphics
breaking news crawl
some one died
or is missing
or is a celebrity
all of this about people
whom they tell me
I should care about
but I really don’t
just like I don’t care
about the thousands of others
in the exact same situation
who you choose not to make news
Week 18, Day 124 – “Thieves and Liars”
Thieves and Liars
stealing ain’t the hardest part
it’s keeping quiet after
you want to brag about it
tell people how you beat them
beat them all, beat the system
it’s talking that gets you caught
and you get stuck doing time
Week 18, Day 123 – “Risk”
Risk
death comes to those who mate
a long, longing death
after happiness, bliss
left alone
waiting for the future
to catch up with history
Week 18, Day 122 – “Not You”
Not You
It’s not you,
but it’s not me either.
Maybe it just the damn dog
always barking when we’re trying to get it on.
Week 18, Day 121 – “Blood Trails”
Blood Trails
ink runs from my broken pen
down my shirt from my heart pocket
it is cold in here
and I am almost out of ink
I can’t write my will
without my damn pen
I am going to die here
in trails of ink and blood.
Week 18, Day 120 – “Nipsy, Tipsy”
Nipsy, Tipsy
Nipsy, Tipsy
and I just want to dance
all the happy kids dance
where ever there’s music
not because they have to
but because they want to
because it’s fun to dance
Week 17, Day 119 – “Mid-West to Mid-East”
Mid-West to Mid-East
surrounded by cornfields and soybeans
I grew up a pretty normal mid-western life
surrounded by desert
the birth of civilization is now my home.
Week 17, Day 118 – “Time”
Time
my watch band broke
just out of high school
since then I’ve never worn another
when people ask,
“What time is it?”
I just tell them,
“It’s time to dance.”
Week 17, Day 117 – “SUV”
SUV
all the same
big and bad ass
not to blame
for all the used gas
