She’s from a whole planet apartThe one who captured my heartWe met in the middle,And little by little,We felt the romance start She’s from half the world awayThe one who brightens each dayWe kissed by the flowers,And for hours and hours,We laugh, dance, and play
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Mind Forensics: a poem
Stand back!Nobody touch a thing!This scene is currently under investigationWe’re looking for the originationof this belief, feeling, or sensation Let’s see hereNot the fatherOr the motherDefinitely not the brotherOr any significant other Was it the films he watched?The books he read?Relationships botched?Adventures lead? Can’t quite put my finger on itProbably best not to linger onContinue reading “Mind Forensics: a poem”
Broken Heart Loved: a poem
Just like my old Ford Crown VictoriaWhat an absurd nameHenry, bestow this gold hat on the Queen of EnglandAlways joking, now let’s get serious Thirty year-old piece-a-shitCigarette-burned upholsterySpill-stained seatsScarred, scratched surface Flaws and all, despite the odds,That engine keeps tickingSome how, some wayThat old beater gets me there,Each night, each day Many miles and yearsContinue reading “Broken Heart Loved: a poem”
Final Pages: a poem
Taking shelter at the bus stopBitter rain pouring downStreaking glass Pull the novel from my backpackReading final pagesMinutes pass Characters say their last goodbyesFallen brothers buriedHeartbreak stirs Story finished, and so am IBus arrives, pay my fareEngine purrs
Personas: a poem
This is my secret inventionNot sure why I mentionBut I made it special for you This is my top secret meetingCan’t believe I’m concedingDiscussions of characters lost This is my hidden agendumYou really oughtta commend ’emFor following through on the plan This is my mystery trainingI’ll walk around while it’s rainingSelling my words for aContinue reading “Personas: a poem”
Four Swedes: a poem
Boy, oh boy,Could those four Swedes playChords, beats, and words of pure euphoria AgainAgainAgain Now I myself have never wanted a man,Before or after midnight,But during those 4 minutes, 51 seconds,Gimme, Gimme, Gimme!
Random Rush: a poem
Thank God I’ve never been diagnosedWith that weird bipolar thingCourse I behave the same as mostEveryone gets that fuzzy feelingOn the top of their brainWhen they’re feeling goodCan’t even remember painAnd even if I could,I don’t think I’d stopListenin’ to those same old groovesClassic rock, funk, and popYou know I still got the movesSome ofContinue reading “Random Rush: a poem”
Mind and Heart: a poem
Of course I know itScientificallyMathematicallyLogicallyThe gambler’s fallacy is just thatA fallacy But at the same time,Come on…
Whatever Time It Is: a poem
I’m exhaustedI’m comfortableI’m free from aches and pains The air is coolThe room is darkThe bed is cozy Yet Sleep eludes meHiding in some crack in the wallLike the pest it always is
Nature Walk: a poem
Walking through the woods, mushrooms a-plentyGathered in my bag, fifteen or twentyBreathing in the air, windy and crispyPushes at my hair, slightly too wispyRemnants of the storm, ripped up and scatteredFallen trees despair, beaten and battered
Lefty Forrester 