a prostitute and a maid
drink some moon water
start over
define the intentions
turn water into new words
explore another dimension
use your brain
present and conscious
world cracks open
live like you matter

just another promise
kept
then broken

get faith
and rejection
paintings in lieu of
maps
choked ideas
mouth’s full of
plans

not much
is all I know

suppose to eat that
reject rejection
wait
relapse
create a bluebird
become a pink flamingo

never
going
to do that
again
sleep
in the thrill
of vomit
linked to lettuce

drugs for drug
complications
a hat for mars
x ray sun glasses
your life of crime
and ownership

this is not a painting
it is a memory
a breath taken
a life of
intimate knowledge

afraid of silence
to many ghosts
to many whispers
palaver in an empty
shoe

this is the food we eat
the liquid we drink
the ideas we digest
got to taste
remarkable

then chickens
showed up
let’s
eat an egg

gathered together
in a room
full of urgent
left there to cry

ending
with a pretty plate of
alone

guessed left
took the road Tahoe
ate a watermelon seed
called that equivalent
still here while
trusting concern

always
back to no
success
is everywhere

you win
u did it

drunk half the time
the other half
filled
with laughter

not normal
seen as weakness
saw it coming
tried
destroying peace
succeeded
moved on
destructive love
never give up
always tribulations
a doomed god
exposed
revealed
an alternative
the human miracle

right
buy yourself a
hot pretzel

one day
will go
to Harvard
but
right now learning
the capital of
Texas
is not even Dallas
or
houston

looked up to
you because
you were nice

surfacing
it always does

whenever you say
anything
which
by the way is not
very often
do not worry
I
will not believe you