I’m exhausted
I’m comfortable
I’m free from aches and pains
The air is cool
The room is dark
The bed is cozy
Yet Sleep eludes me
Hiding in some crack in the wall
Like the pest it always is
Passionate poetry, sharp short stories, and random rants
I’m exhausted
I’m comfortable
I’m free from aches and pains
The air is cool
The room is dark
The bed is cozy
Yet Sleep eludes me
Hiding in some crack in the wall
Like the pest it always is
Walking through the woods, mushrooms a-plenty
Gathered in my bag, fifteen or twenty
Breathing in the air, windy and crispy
Pushes at my hair, slightly too wispy
Remnants of the storm, ripped up and scattered
Fallen trees despair, beaten and battered
Huh? Part One
I think we can all agree
That being straight and white
Is simply the best
Completely superior
Wait a second, I thought we were talking about teeth!
Huh? Part Two
So long there, friend
So sad to see you go,
to throw it all way
We all knew the potential you had
If you just came out of of your shell,
and showed everyone the greatness within
Wait, we’re talking about a pistachio, right?
Men diminish the evils of other men
For goodness sake, it was one mistake!
Or a fluke, or a freak, a tiny minority
What about the peaceful majority?
Their stance moves like flowing water
When explaining men to their teenage daughter
Shuffling through the airport
Lots of time to spare
Scents of food and coffee
Wafting through the air
People guard their luggage
Possessions held dear
Children whine or giggle
Nothing fun in here
Sitting on a bench in Dun Laoghaire
My soul aches, weary
Watching the waves crash upon the rocks
Alone, my mind talks
Speaking of people, places, and things
Birds resting their wings
Wind soothes me
If the heat death of the universe
is truly our fate,
then maybe everything will be 0K
Sitting in a café by the station
Watching trains arrive and trains depart
I fall in love ten times a day
Welcome to the internet, young man
An extra universe we’ve made
Fits right in your pocket
Sits right on your desk
Pretty women? Course they’re here
Infinite in number, in fact
Some joke, some dance, and some fuck
Quite a paradise we’ve made
But know this, young man,
None of them will ever help you
Ever
So let’s put the phone down, get out there
Try to get good at something
Anything
We find ourselves on a ship
Drifting through an endless ocean
No one can swim
No one can steer
Yet we follow a steady course
We find ourselves on a sinking ship
Taking on the ocean’s water
The port men scurry about with their buckets
Bailing out the water
Searching for the leak
The starboard men, of their own free will,
Take their buckets in their own two hands,
Bailing the sea in
The men at the bow,
smug look on their faces,
hold up the nautical handbook,
reciting the appropriate use of buckets
Problem solved!