Saturday, November 20, 2010

My Old Room


If life doesn’t pick up soon,
I’m going back to clean my old room.
Where my parents can point out my many missteps.

The army ants,
fighting a never-ending battle, on my television set,
buzz, “Its time to move on out.”

Sometime ‘round noon,
as soon as I’m finally in the mood,
I’ll leave that pale space
for a nice calm spot;
Where I can warmly sit next to a fume-painted fireplace.

Once it has no more info to spit
I’ll make my way to a hollow basement of my subsistence.

Maybe later that day,
when everything’s ghost grey,
I’ll take on the labor costs of my misfortunes
and pay my hand drop
on top of my black cat,
purring her to bed.

When the night finally falls,
No one hears me at all.
I’ll count the herd to sleep,
thinking how tomorrow will carry me home.
Where I expect for impetus subsist to glisten,
even in the smallest shimmer, so my snores can echo in halls.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Small Town


Small town people in their small town ways
Small town thoughts in their small town days

Small town ideas and small town dreams
Small town jobs in their small town extremes

Small town parades and small town cheers
Small town lives and their small town fears

Small town squares and small town blocks
Small town minds in their small town box

Small town talk and small town prayers
Small town beliefs with small town cares

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Dust


Against belief, I have not turned to dust,
Not yet.
Those lies are a bust
Nothing but a threat.

It’s not just,
But that’s why it rains,
It’s why hearts rust,
It’s why hearts strain.
There’s little that can be done for lust.
Try as you might,
Run if you must,
Move away, or take flight.

It’s that yearning that makes decisions thrust,
Ignoring emotions that make the most sense;
Like a flower catching a winds’ gust,
Lying pressed against a white fence.

Outweigh greed with trust,
Against everything you’ve been told;
It’s how to live in the upper crust,
But it’s fools gold.

Sunday, October 31, 2010

I Don't Mind if You Forget Me


Pressed solely on my looks,
never getting far with what I see.

Don’t take me for granted,
It’s not naive to be free.

I don’t mind if you forget me,
I never knew myself.

It’s okay to regret me,
since that’s all I have left.

I don’t blame you if you don’t understand me,
I’ve sunk myself for less.

Who am I to say what you should do?
We’re nothing but nature’s creation.

I don’t mind if you forget me,
I may never of existed.

I Hold This World


I hold this world,
in my palm accountable.
As much as I am at fault,
I am still just as human as when I woke up.
Made from this unswerving earth,
I pass the blame,
my species trait.
I say, this soil
which I will become,
formed my first breath;
a constant presence in my life.
I hold steady to a rotating body
as the wells of the ocean
splash and spill,
fulfilling my feeling of being,
waiting for what I am owed.
I am this world.
As much as others think
it was made for them,
it needs neither of us.
Perhaps,
I am only a temporary inhabitant,
meant to spend 70 years spinning;
trudging through give and take,
turning in a milky galaxy,
ignoring what’s on my plate,
forced to question myself
as more than just an ape.
Or, to keep humanity alive,
I lie to myself and say,
"The sun rises for me,
I’ll go about my day
as if all is summer.”
I am held trembling
in the dry hands of the world,
accountable. 
No more important than a snowflake
falling on the last day of winter.
I am only a lonely creature
born on a rock of circumstance,
clever enough to daydream,
too dumb to wake up.

How Can Sleep Conquer Me?


How can sleep conquer me?
I move, I think,
I breathe, I scream;
I stand on mountaintops and roar out soundly,
“I won’t let sleep take me!”

I rush past exhaustion,
ignoring yawns.
I trudge, I strain
I never submit to her smile,
I caress Death’s little sister with ease.

How can I resist a stretch at dawn?
My poor back, my fallen knees.
If I don’t vanquish now,
then drown me at sea;
but please, don’t let me waste my time asleep!

Saturday, October 30, 2010

Holidays


On Earth Day I chopped down a tree
On New Year’s Eve I thought about old times
On Valentines Day I went out to break hearts
On Independence Day I contemplated anarchy
On April Fools’ Day I woke up
On Groundhog Day I went back to sleep
On Veterans’ Day I seceded the Union
On Flag Day I shot bottle rockets at Old Glory
On Memorial Day I walked on heroes’ graves
On Halloween I dressed as myself
On Thanksgiving I admired my Native American side
On Presidents’ Day I chiseled faces off a mountain
On Labor Day I worked my fingers raw
On Christmas Day I sent a gift to myself
On my birthday I forgot my age
On Easter I waited for the dead to rise
But today I celebrate more than ever.