Tag Archives: poetry

murmuration

i’ll write this tomorrowwhen i’m not holding a cigwhen i’ve fallen apart againwhy is itwhen i’m togethereveryone’s scaredbut i divideyou could have so many pieces you’ve seen birdslike this personi ambroken up intohundreds thousands one & walt wasn’t specialfor containing multitudesyou fucking assholei’m sorry i didn’tmean that i’m not as explosive as you think iContinue reading “murmuration”

the fuck do you mean you haven’t seen say anything

I will not fallInto the spiked pit of self loathingIn this bar tonightI just fucking refuse Sure I crashed the carBut in my defense I’m runningOn two hours of sleepAnd a Whole Lotta Booze And I’ve got this wholePeter Gabriel thing right nowBecause I’ve got a boom boxAnd you’ve got a windowBut ne’er the twainContinue reading “the fuck do you mean you haven’t seen say anything”

but try it anyway

the truth is when i really dig deep and try to recall all his lessons were passive an unwrapped birthday toolbox with everything i’d need go on kid teach yourself, like I did what she gave me were clear instructions this is the way we bake the bread this is the way we mop theContinue reading “but try it anyway”

i am ian’s busted heart

someday someone’s gonna love you this much & you’ll find a reason to say no anyway you think someday you’ll be ready but it’s 23 all over again when you’re scared you’re screaming no no no no no it’s not a habit but love love is a mirror and we hate the sight of ourselvesContinue reading “i am ian’s busted heart”

you’ll pay for the whole seat but you’ll only need the edgelord

that fuckin voiceover guy’s all in my head again IN A WORLD WITH SO MANY IDEAS NOBODY CAN TAKE CREDIT FOR ANYTHING inspiration’s a hell of a drug and i know a lot of dealers variously melting down into shithead slag doin that osmosis thing john bunyan’d look at this pile o brain goo &Continue reading “you’ll pay for the whole seat but you’ll only need the edgelord”

sunshine girl

but when i ask has anyone’s love saved another stopped another sure ok it happens this is why humans keep dogs it’s their whole skill set what’s your greatest strengthand your biggest weaknesswell i am really good at lovingi can love you so muchyou’ll forget (momentarily)that the world is cold and meani will love youContinue reading “sunshine girl”

same product line as havana cunt

it’s self-flagellation seasonthe cards are sayingit’s a great time to fall in love& use it as a whipas a preventative measureagainst uglier forms of pain the stars predict griefthe stars predict numbness & anhedoniathe stars predict trauma falloutbut i can cross them,i’m a scorpio i’m growing out my hairso someone can pull it& i’m keepingContinue reading “same product line as havana cunt”

your hymnal looks infected

let us join hands and pray for the winter to end it’s freezing in this cell& our cells are freezingpray that we will get marriedto books that will treat us wellpray for deathto come slow and painfulso you’ll get one more chancelet us pray for mother earth& world peacelet us pray to find twenty bucksContinue reading “your hymnal looks infected”

we could be mirrors

you know what it isto starve on a full stomachto walk in cold rainlike you can wash the words looselike your sore feet will write for you& you know what it is to implode tonight only the dirt’s visiblethere are condoms & needles in my drivewayboth used and i used to laughthere’s another —another sadContinue reading “we could be mirrors”