Crossing The Line by Barry Williams

One guy said to another guy. Yo dude, you want to do it? Ya guy said. You okay? Bra. We, already did it! We did?! He said. Feeling that dread. W did, and me, I wasn’t.

This footprint was And just because It was. It wasn’t necessary. In fact it was not jerry said. It’s i saw this, and, Truth be said. Someone headed to heaven.

Seven seconds before I write this. Shit comes to my brain. Thoughts don’t care, sadly enough, If I lose or gain. They just come… It’s who comes in. They want in. Especially in ambitious. Holy boy…They lick their joy. God damn…it’s so delicious!

Say you’re not a spook. Or not my friend, the gook. You say you just want to play with me. You say, if that’s free to be, We should not attention me, We must listen to you. To know just what to do. We must listen to you…? I don’t think that’s true…

You’ve got no right Just out of spite To say I am no fixer. I work these hands ’til blister. My friends, they call me mister. But you misread me. Bitch, belead me… This shit here don’t fly. You are not my guy. We ain’t buds and just because You wear a ring I gave […]

Death is what we call it When someone stops being here. And deaf is what we call it When someone can barely hear. But that’s not there or here. Time will make if clear. Not place nor race nor Speed of pace can Bend those graced With love so placed That all things are seen […]

Winning is HARD! Winning is TOUGH! But losing is hard and Losing is rough. Winning takes the piss outa you. Then fills that piss back up. Losing kicks the piss outa you. Then kicks you in the duff. Sand in your face and Gritty hotdogs. Winners? They hog All the glory! That’s the story… Of […]

It was hard, so hard… And it was all uphill. Never any grub to eat They just brought the bill. Complain? What’s that? And how you go about it? Quietly, or is it shouted? And wouldn’t we surely be outed? As them who cannot stand alone? Will not make it on our own? Won’t they […]

He’s got a little gig. A gig on the side. One inch deep and two miles wide. Long as the nosies And him don’t collide. They stay where nosies stay Dude stays where he is. Appendage stuck where it ought not Their loss is their biz. That shit doesn’t fiz The gig master.

His phone went blank. The keys to his bank They all said thanks, But no thanks. You’re not who you were. There’s no number there. Which corresponds with you And if that is true. What can you do? You’re just a number.

This little bastard loved himself. Loved himself! Loved himself! Act like a giant and an elf. He felt swell. Happy as hell! That little bastard, he did well. He could sell. He knew himself and he knew damn well. He was a good guy. Won on his first try. Winner call ‘im, no lie. Buddy […]

Something stinks about a calendar. Like the numbers don’t add up. The days don’t rhyme The months don’t match People have had enough. We oughta go back To writing on sand. That’s where our plans work out. And if they don’t Nobody knows. Nothing to scream or shout. Just takin’ each day as each day […]

Where Earth bleeds, man’s needs Are met with great abundance. Do the fun dance! Maybe Sun dance. See you now prance Like you know somethin’ Or you bin humpin’ Rocks all day Just to say See that pile? My oh my oh! I moved that to day! I piled rocks, okay?! No one gonna sway […]

Kenedy, they killed in a damn parade. Splattered Jack’s brain with a Don’t! so engraved. Everyone knew that no one was afraid. They will knock your block off. Flight 800 with rockets! FBI no talk offs. Shit will hit no fan. You will burn not tan. Honesty has no policy. It will not be paid. […]

You can’t swim. Why you a swimmer? Why you let simmer A life that is dimmer than a light house. Where bouts You living?

Buddy knew he had no friends Who made amends Who now pretends That they have friends aplenty. Who seldom get so cunty. Say, you’re a twit. And, to think of it You might qualify for re-tard. Cause, you’re yard… Don’t go to your house.

You own you and To stay true You be you… Plus kaizen every day.

Spaggetti in a pizza pan. French fries on the barbie. Had they gone too far he, Mused out loud and heard him, too Was others like him, they’d been through This storm coming. No umbrellas. That’s because of That shit bends in a hurricane. Bit insane. And temperature bends to reason.

He was screwed, you might say And yes, just today He was hooped way more than was normal. There were hints though they seemed so informal. Nobody said we will all wind up dead. They were safe in their heads Without any dread So what lay ahead Had no bearing. They were wearing Their hearts […]

Who does well? The rich! Who thinks life’s a bitch? You twitch. You twitch because you know That life is gonna flow Like a bed and you’re the river. So giddy-up and give ‘er! Paddle like a crazy man Up your creek of shit. Turn up your nose at malodor That smell that doesn’t fit […]

There’s a line you must not cross. Avoid at any cost Crossing that line, thinking I’ll be fine. You won’t, and you’ll be lost. That wolf right there. Smiling in that chair. I say don’t dare Run with him. He’s a sinner, boy And he takes great joy Hearing little girl screams When the screaming […]

They’re not going to kill you. Not gonna drink your blood. Gonna tickle you with kindness. Hit you with a flood Of shit so good, you’ll shit your pants. That’s when they send the shit eaters. And You can’t do that! neithers. They’ll stop you in your tracks boy. They’ll say them tracks ain’t yours. […]