suppose there’s a point of pointlessnesswhere complaining just puts you inone of those obligating positionsand low-maintenance seems bestbut lo it is lonely waiting againbitches i’m back to havingnothing but some bit partof someone else’s lowlife hearts want what hearts wantwhat hearts want what heartswant what hearts want whatheart wants the consolation kisswhich creates no differencebetweenContinue reading “cassavetes says he isn’t taking my calls anymore”
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alexa play john prine
i guess i should have guessedhow the light would catch your eyes& how quick how strongthe fever would set inseatbelts off in this reckless wreckburned alive in the chill windoff the lake where you wrapped me up& the room where you slapped me up& how i would feel so trappedat the loud ringing distancedon’t getContinue reading “alexa play john prine”
if you swear to keep it decent then yeah
selling out wouldn’t even cover my gas billso i guess i’ll keep selling you insteadthe apathy of others is death by starvationand my back hurts too much to dance the limboi’ve got a bottle of pills for the painsure, go ahead, i’ll just keep the one lord willing and the river don’t risei will putContinue reading “if you swear to keep it decent then yeah”
venomous progression
the snake coiled in my guthas the typical markingsof a Midwestern Heartbreakerfilthy isolation & yearningno appetite & poor sleepthe mind running over & overwords spoken & unspokenthe extra muscle it takesto pick up a pen & writethe same trite bullshitas everyone else who’s had a bite take me to a bankwith a robbery in progressi’llContinue reading “venomous progression”
more than when you tried
oh darlin i aint never heardnothin as sad as youcryin out in drunken pain yer cards close; not a gamblerbut the mirror in yer voiceshows yer hand babe i get why yer hurtinya dont gotta say it out loud& i guess neither will i a piece of this messll always beyers, love o minedidnt workContinue reading “more than when you tried”
turns out it was just modest mouse lyrics after all
fresh blood, fresh snow sent screaming sober dancing without drinking is not the usual in this town we cowboys are all desperate for a new war or a new frontier the plains are cold tonight and we ride sore hearts and eyes searching for the last wild buffalo it’ll look so good on instagrami’ve gotContinue reading “turns out it was just modest mouse lyrics after all”
filament
there is a kind of nameless bliss descending in these quiet moments so what if it comes with pain we’ve never been strangers to each other it’s proof in its own way that the universe doesn’t owe me sense or coincidence and it’s even lovelier watching things fade this is a sunset on a shoppingContinue reading “filament”