I’m sorry for
being a pest.
I’m sorry for
being annoying.
Sorry for being
myself.
Ebb and Flow
stranger in my own home
that’s how it goes.
thank you for the invite,
i was going to be here anyway
you’re not here.
you’re not there.
maybe that’s gonna be ok…
maybe i needed you to talk to.
stranger in my own home–
alone in a crowd–
story of my life.
one day i’ll move away from you (all).
Light Show
Eighty degrees in the shade and you’re still running the heater. Go out just to catch a breeze and cool down…as much as possible. Fans slowly rotating hot air around the room; heads nodding.
Talk long into the night after we’ve retreated to the porch. Comfortable silence; side glances. Stealing smiles and watching lightning bugs.
Eighty degrees in the nighttime and you’re still running the heater. Faces flush…
Renter’s Insurance
“Can’t get rid of her.”
“Can’t get rid of her.”
I’m standing right here, behind you, say it to my face. Tell me how you really feel. Please, don’t hide it. Say it to me instead of the man behind the counter. Paying for lunch, “can’t get rid of her”.
Don’t worry, I’ll get out of your hair soon. Don’t worry anymore about me.
I know no one likes me. Can’t get rid of me apparently.
…from the top rope
[…] and my little brother made me play video games. Apparently I wasn’t playing the way I was supposed to (his way or the highway) and he got mad at me. Kind of like earlier in the day when he was making me play with wrestling action figures. Apparently Vince McMahon & Batista aren’t supposed to kiss & hold hands and take wee, little Wrestling Jesus to the park like one big happy family. He took them away from me & I wasn’t allowed to play anymore.
Tuesday – 05/29/2010
Is this what we’ve fallen into? Same shit, day in and day out. No room for change because our minds are on autopilot. Don’t deviate from the path, there’s monsters in the forest. Unseen, heard, black. Piercing, howling, breathing. Don’t you dare challenge them. Until…
Until the day comes. THE DAY. When you finally snap. Run between the trees, yelling, daring. Daring the monsters to find you, trap you, tear at you. EMerge from the other side, a little worse for the wear; but alive.
ALIVE, damn it. Finally fucking alive.