my thoughts were a sweater too big for my brain
so i tossed them in the wash and waited
for a while while they spun in soaked circles
waiting for the migration of my mind to dry
where i'd feel the heat and succumb to the shrink
because i'd rather my brain be busting the seams
than free to float in a sweater unsuitable.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
life's too long for the impatient
singing love songs to a long lost friend
i found for the first time a few weeks ago
while failing to forget fleeting feelings
and forcing friendship that comes quickly
but is difficult to keep from collapsing
into something requiring the right timing
because i'd rather burn out brilliant
than fuel the fire of an eternal flame.
i found for the first time a few weeks ago
while failing to forget fleeting feelings
and forcing friendship that comes quickly
but is difficult to keep from collapsing
into something requiring the right timing
because i'd rather burn out brilliant
than fuel the fire of an eternal flame.
lost the beat
i like metaphors too much
to make another morrissey
and the morality of my mind
keeps me from becoming kerouac
and though i think karl marx
and communism make sense somehow
my modern realism and american life
don't allow for allen ginsberg's ideals
and leave me with a hollow howl
in a generation of upbeat yuppies
with our white tee-shirts hidden
under replicas of retrospective protest
like "meat is murder" mass-produced
and tour tees from before i was born
to make another morrissey
and the morality of my mind
keeps me from becoming kerouac
and though i think karl marx
and communism make sense somehow
my modern realism and american life
don't allow for allen ginsberg's ideals
and leave me with a hollow howl
in a generation of upbeat yuppies
with our white tee-shirts hidden
under replicas of retrospective protest
like "meat is murder" mass-produced
and tour tees from before i was born
Thursday, October 14, 2010
it takes a life to learn
cliché captures me too closely
wishing i was closer to clever
or at least unique to some degree
but i'll follow the footsteps set
by my own too often failing feet
and pursue the paths of plenty
laid out by the life i've lived
even when my mind's eyes
can perceive my past mistakes.
wishing i was closer to clever
or at least unique to some degree
but i'll follow the footsteps set
by my own too often failing feet
and pursue the paths of plenty
laid out by the life i've lived
even when my mind's eyes
can perceive my past mistakes.
desires of the second order
sometimes i smile just a bit too much
considering circumstances i find myself in
and memories i'm remembering for the moment
though i frequently forget them far too fast
and move on more than i'd like to admit
preferring to pride myself on passion
felt deeply, discarded fast and forgotten
though i understand how unhealthy i am
change remains out of my self-reliant reach
considering circumstances i find myself in
and memories i'm remembering for the moment
though i frequently forget them far too fast
and move on more than i'd like to admit
preferring to pride myself on passion
felt deeply, discarded fast and forgotten
though i understand how unhealthy i am
change remains out of my self-reliant reach
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
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