There are places
for people like us
under bridges
gutters
dumpsters
caves
out of sight
and out of mind
naked and alone
where only those
with torches
pitchforks
and love
can find us.
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great importance
No matter how much
people want you to believe
something is of great importance
remember that it’s still
just a bunch of people
standing around
shuffling their feet
trying to look important.
Up here
Up here with the
bees, flies, wasps
and air
breathing
I am but a guest
however
if I was dead
we all know
I’d be dinner.
candle flame
soft and slow
candle flame
spins and dances
infinitely
contained by its wick
unable to reach
higher than the wax
which grounds it
the naked and clothed
If you can manipulate life into a form
that suits your needs then wear it.
Or walk naked if you have to.
Either way,
Winter is cold. Summer is warm.
Spring is boundless. And the Fall is inevitable.
In this life
the naked and clothed
are one and the same
some just get lucky
while others wear the blame.
women and men
Don’t fool yourself
you’re nobodies fool
you couldn’t fool me
I couldn’t fool you
around and around
this fool proof plan
was never intended
for women and men.
a solemn afternoon
hunched over coffee
it’s 6pm and Sunday
a solemn afternoon
there really isn’t more to do
but watch passerby
smile hand in hand
planning one another’s future
in the corners of their eye
taking the cuffs off
What’s the point in saying anything
with so much more to say
than what you’re actually saying
you just kind of don’t think you do anymore
or perhaps you haven’t found the right words
because I could go on all day about it
so don’t lie to me kiddo
I could punch all the mirrors in the world
but it wouldn’t make a difference either way
that’s just a cop out and I’m taking the cuffs off.
the drink and the man
It’s not the drink
that kills the man
it’s the man
that kills the man
like an unbiased observer
the drink is just company
waiting for the man
to either come to his senses
or drink a little more.
yours to keep.
There’s hope out there in the sunshine
and there’s hope in here in the darkness
I’m sure of it, you know
it’s kind of like early in the morning
when fog hangs around mountaintops
there’s a peak up there
you can’t see it but it’s there
so you climb farther and
farther than you ever imagined
now close your eyes and breathe
and in the darkness of the mind
breathe in all your worries
all the war that is inside
then breathe out and feel
one moments relief
that there is yours
that there is hope
that there is always yours to keep.
Words Of An Average White Male 