lived in a tree
then
fell in love
with fire

acquainted with commitment
write a song about living

a full circle
from a straight line
authentic and oblique
wanting to be attractive

a new relationship
full of pride
and prayer

bring your toolbox
bring scissors and paper
bring a credit card
forget your pin

glowing
an idiot in
charge

got the car
not the title
got the house
not the keys
so we wait
looking up
abandoned
on a beach
of excellence

go see it
bring a sandwich

the very first step
taken every morning
makes me dance
in the afternoon
maybe what i’m here for

get started
then
finally done

on a mission
in the hands of business
crushes the fine line

criminal salvation
this time around
it will not be
different

what the fuck happened
now more than ever
not since the stone age

we the people
we the dinosaurs
we the caring
left dying
the reality being
this

can’t do it

can feel it
in my breath
released
to the frozen air
lips sweating
preparing
to look out the window
here

direct from nowhere
my outpost on
mountain top

and
my love of the sidereal
with midnight

even if
you called yesterday
call again
look
find the best
for you

the benefit
sleeping
in the doorway
no lock
no key
only you

strangers in the twilight
again
only you

and that is what is
gone  yep it’s
only you

started a band
everyone
played out of tune

at first it
sounded like cacophony
eventually
the sound evolved
Beethoven’s unpublished
symphony
then it made sense
another good choice

a brief knife fight
who
would want to hear that
more evolution

then it happened
the new sound

it’s great
my gosh
a shift shaper

donated my brain
to the underworld
my blood to a poem

24 seven and
no time
only stood up

rich on a planet
you can not understand

this is goodbye
never spoken
there are no words
left

when we shared
when it was written
when we laughed
didn’t see it ending

now i do
now i will
now i know
now is forgotten

drawn together by air

wakes up
feeling
like a human being
a bother

a contribution
on top of that
breast feed
overweight

where is the connection
the evidence
the headline
the death of death
life
constant urgent
and wonderful

gratitude permanent

licks herself clean
does not shower

by the time
it’s over
we will be finished

keep hoping
keep praying
keep regretting
just keep

going