Five Cent Amusements
The dunce did a dance
with his cup of love.
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The fox in the dark
makes the house dogs bark
***
Most everything is expectations
that never happen.
Weather is the first gift from nature.
***
On stage with my fears
every day I walk out the door
***
Soon my time
will be someone else’s time
***
After the storm
broken branches
on the dark pavement
look like overgrown tarantulas.
Masters of the Universe
Coffee shop idlers
everyone at the center
of their MacBook universe.
Supreme Coffee Brain
After the large latte
and venti dark roast
there were fifteen minutes
where I was at the mountaintop
master of all knowledge
or at least a Sunday New York Times
Then, slowly
my foot slipped from the summit
and I spiraled down the caffeine chasm
crushed in an avalanche
of my pedestrian ignorance
Sound Memory
The sound that comes
from one small town is the place
where I was young.
Outspeak the Dark Music
Frantic man yelling
in the distance
to fugitive listeners
Leaf and star
burn at night
The destiny of diamonds
is dust
Bonehouse is the body
said Beowolf
Words I Like
relic
atmosphere
murmuration
You're No Haiku
Shark fin
old gin
make you grin
Minor Word Distortions
Company Panic
Steel Plates in Head
Home Despot
Artist Rectal
Band Names + Songs
Stage Presence - Last Noise
Milton’s Angels - Robbed of My Heart
Death Trick - Idiot of Man
Bad Samaritans - Red Changes Everything
Memory Tricks
If life is so precious
we shouldn’t forget any of it,
or come equipped with better memories.
