Some came in saucers. Others had reptile skin. Some had no skin at all And weren’t where they had been. When they landed after tactile. And just before smell. One could see them but not feel them Because touching them was, well… Waay out of the question. See them on the edge of sight. Feel […]

Five was the number. The number was five. Then he’d come awake. Then he’d be alive! Seven was a number. A number which he dread. Seven was a forcer Force him outa bed. One was rent. Water, fifteen. Life insurance, taxes In between. Then it’s a clean break. Maybe wake ‘n be baked. Tummy ache […]

Words kept coming Like non-stop humming. Like a far away train will rumble you. You feel the world a rockin’. You hear somebody talkin’. The rocks get hot to walk on. So now you run. Son-of-a-gun! Stops being fun. You come undone. Not the only one. And now you’re never tired Because you’re always wired […]

The plays and the players. Just another day. Nothing to be seen here. Why not look away? The sky’s not falling. The earth ain’t shakin’. You ain’t in a hot home Awaken without bakin’. Count you your blessings. Hang ’em on a wall. Get a little mixed up Who ya gonna call? No one.

Blow your stack. Come undone. Put those loved On the run. Stop all fun. Cause shit ain’t going your way. Swear out loud. Asshole proud. It’s allowed Cause you’re a jerk. You live to hurt. Hurt yourself first And then the others.

Say this again tomorrow. For tomorrow holds no sorrow. It’s a brand new day With a brand new way Of doing things that Shouldn’t be done. But today you can Replay your plan Cause today all things are different. See, the man changed his mind. Today you’ll find Him rather kind So do that which […]

You roll the die. You don’t ask why. Just barely try To understand. It’s underhanded. Won’t understand it. Can’t get behind it. Cause you don’t know Mister so-in-so. So you must go Along, to get along. Now get along…

He lied to himself, Chanting: I think I can. I think I can! But as an also ran He was in a clan That lied on their resumes too. There was no no-can-do. But didja really think these things through? It was you… just you. And that ain’t enough.

Fo’ sho’ he was an asshole. He had those asshole ways. And without any effort He could asshole on for daze! Sometimes he would wonder. As assholes seldom do. What made me such an asshole? Can I dam my river of poo? Maybe read a book or Take a course or join a goddamn church. […]

He just paid income tax and Tax on his gas and the gasser Paid their taxes all the way down. He paid their tax, too. On his car, too. Every fucking thing in his house was taxed too! His food. His clothes. The fooders and the clothers. He paid their tax too! They told him […]

You don’t quit, you don’t start. You’ve turned not trying Into an art. You don’t follow direction But want us all to becon To your call. It ain’t your fault. It’s a default. For the not so innocent bystander.

He could hear the birds, or not. He could flail in this net But he was caught. And goddammit, these were problems. Andy had no way to solve them. So he cried out to the night. You know this isn’t right! Andy’s damn near outa fight! But the universe wants more. And Andy, that’s your […]

As below. So above. Things never fit. Like a glove.

Six hundred years old. On his thirty-ninth childhood. Jonah finally learned to shit his pants. He could shit those pants with ease, now. No need to scare shit out. All done with zero grunting, he was proud… Ya gotta learn to shit yourself, he knew. If it takes six hundred years. Cause once you learn […]

A punching bag, you’re not. But, here you are… caught. In the eye of a drama storm. Drama storm. Drama storm. Turn and torn. Man you rustled bag! You Hag! Queen of Drama, Storm!

The Boogieman wears my droopy pants. The Boogieman wears my shoes. The Boogieman, he limits me. Tells me what to choose. Fear this, fear that. My Boogieman knows just where it’s at.

Pretend you are a fuckwit. A moron and a gloat. Pretend you’ve nothing to offer. Then think about your oath. Your oath. Your oath… Just think about your oath. To UPHOLD life. Against all strife. And now, apparently, you’re in it. It’s time for you to bring it. Sing or just wingding it. But Madame […]

It hit him in the gut. Right. In. The. Gut. Weren’t no ifs, no ands or buts. There it was and just because It was there, he could see it. He could feel it, be it. Let it run amok. Or he could look away. Go and play. He could really not give a fuck. […]

The Devil makes you do stuff. You don’t want to do. And God, he wants whatever you want. Cause God, he works through you. Satan works in other folks. Via tempers they can’t control. They stab you once maybe fitty times And you don’t ever say whoa! … See, God and Lucifer, at your beck […]

They didn’t think it was a bear. Just the shadow of a rock. Cause this bear never growled And it never, ever talked. It just cast this shadow. Not much there to know to Run this way or walk all day But some who say It’s a bear alright. We need more fright! And get […]

Shh! No talking! No whispering, too! No damn winking or Smoke signals, you! An En Dee Aye. You sign today. And then you say Nothing. Keep it to yourself. You got bills to pay. You like dat car okay? Maybe your lips stay Close Ed.

When his lips were moving And his mouth was on this side. One could hear the fibs a tumbling. And, once in a while, collide. They painted a sunny picture Full of sunny, sunny ways. But the sun will gladly take your sight And leave you in a blinded daze. He lied and lied and […]

You’re scared. Am I right? You don’t sleep good at night? You, you think they’re watchin’. No, but they sorta gotcha. Looking over your shoulder. Sayin’ ” Dammit! I fucking told ya!” Hands in ya pockets. Not your hands, all theirs. Fingers in your busy-ness. Fixin’ on your address. Nothin’ you own’s yours. You run […]

He could be artificially intelligent. He could walk and do that talking. He could observe without balking. He had a front and centre seat To the Shit Show. Ya, here in the front row, He could smell the shit. Got used to it Being on his clothes and Up his nose. From there he rose […]

You’ll get yours! He shook his fist. Eyes a bulgin’, dude was pissed. Life was upside down. Shit had come around. And that shit had just found Him.

He was a thief all right. He worked both day and night. His tool was so uptight. You could have a stroke. Maybe be that bloke. Who one day wrote; “I’m gonna do what I wanna.” “If I am not hurtin’ no one.” “I’ma gonna hava some fun.” “Ain’t livin’ in fear.”

You had to pay them for paying them. They charged you for nothing. Fines tripled and quadrupled. The cameras missed nothing. They charged you to use your money. Had to pay if you didn’t. Paid to tie your horse up. Got a fine if you didn’t. Charged you for the ground And the rain and […]

He wanted help where he was but Help wasn’t where he was Just because Help was needed like a blanket Not a thread. You’re an ant. Sorry you’re dead. The blanket is all.

Psst! Ya wanna hear a story? Bout a guy that wasn’t sorry That he fibbed about tamorry? It wasn’t true. But what could he do? It was through and though! No really, what could he do?! Even facts not true. He said to you. Looked your TV in it’s eye. Said pally, I’m your guy. […]

She imagined him telling her She must be drunk. And whomever thinks otherwise Obviously thunk That they know much more than The whiskey presciber. He’s not just inside her. He’s a real man Who really can See the medicine in whiskey.