bad burn

mesmerized by glowing amber.
smoke stung my left eye.
sheesh.
obsessing on keeping the ash off me.
ow!
thinking too much.
too close for comfort.

aposento

i'm drunk.
but i've never been more sober.
i started a revolution.
wake me up when it's over.
i've flipped the switch.
i've tipped the waiter.
broke a heart.
hey, dude, where's the glass of water?

lovesong

you won't understand even if i explain.
you're hearing's good, but your heart has made it faint.
i can talk all night and you could pretend to listen.
but, in the end, it wouldn't have made a difference.

me

can you see
i'm not ordinary
i'm not your casual tuesday
i'm not your friday night

can you see
i'm nothing special
i'm just vanilla ice cream
with the occasional fruit and nut

can you see
i'm not from around here
i have friends on neptune
i'm famous with the martians

can you see
i'm not who you're thinking
i'm weird and unusual
i'm the miracle that God didn't plan.

12

they're the deepest red now.
almost dead; a sanguine final hurrah.
one died a few days ago.

an omen.

i'm bidding them my last goodbye tonight.

sunset

the sun has fallen.
the moon doesn't care.
the stars are mourning.
the rain is cold on my skin.

lunch

hey, world. looks like you won again.
i wanted sunshine, you brewed a storm.
i only had a tuna sandwich; they ran out of roast beef.

the mayo is stuck at the back of my throat.

why can't we agree for once?
please give my tomorrow another chance.

thursday

people-watching.
my favorite hobby.
i'm bored.
the weather hasn't been nice to me today.
no one's wearing my favorite color.
damn.
i'm feeling crappy, pappy.
do something vile for a change.
bittersweet.
the taste of chocolate.
rollercoaster bum.
i need ice cream.
wake me up next year.

satire

i am rebel.
i am coward.
i am fool.
i am fraud.
i am saint.
i am loser.
i don't need no one.
i own this side of the galaxy.

prison

hold me close.
keep me closer.
clip my wings.
tie me down.
chain my hands.
cage my soul.
or lose me to another.