Crossing The Line by Barry Williams

Open up your mind, see what you find and it better not be negative. Take stock of your killer instinct and that fight or flight instinct beside it. Notice how victimhood is right beside your intent to flee and marching in the streets is a last ditch effort right beside that. It’s all there, in […]

Buddy always knew people hate his shit. Maybe little wobbly, canna deal with it. Maybe take a blue pill Pay a bitta mortgage. See a ton of good used shit. Think about the cartage. Too much good used shit out there. Bring ’em all under one life there. Who gonna bitch or now be square? […]

I breathe It breathes. I wheeze It wheezes. Like this thing was me. Following me. Mimicking me. Acting like me. Impostor me. I am not me. I’m who I wanna be.

You got a problem. You don’t like humanity. You are certain You can clearly see, You don’t like humanity. There is no free. And what free were you looking for?

The boss was not the boss. The boss was at a loss. The boss prepared to toss Us under a bus But some of us Would not bend down So the boss found A bus he could crawl under. We saw boss and we wondered. Why not inside? The boss could drive… Unless he weren’t […]

Your heart is burning And that is bad. You wonder if it’s that meal you had. But no, It’s me. I’m a pain, it’s sad… But true… and I am almost glad They found the cure to your discomfort. A wee wee sip of Saphrondere, And a wee wee sip of port. S’all good. … […]

She was sweet as pie. Always said hi! And maybe she killed my mother. He was pleasant enough. Never was gruff. And maybe he killed my mother. That girl was a nurse. Her replies rehearsed. Good chance she killed my mother. Smidges of authority Swore that he Was not the one Who killed my mom […]

One blanket each and a stink filled pillow. Stop your damn crying, man, it seeds sorrow! You don’t like today? Well, you won’t like tomorrow. Buddy, you need thick skin… Weathered and wind beaten. Kicked in the groin son. Took one and un done. Unglued and then some Body gets in the way. Buddy, he […]

You pretend you didn’t know. How could you not see? You saw them dividing us Everywhere you be. But the sand is deep You mumble keep Your guard and damn mask up! You’ve nearly had enough! You’ll take no more You give what for Your boot on my Mom’s neck.

Roaming in the wild Where the big wills play. You better make your mind up Or they’ll have their way With you boy, man, woman or child. Roamin’ with the big wills In the Valley of the Wild.

You live on a sinking boat. In a moat. Buddy lives on the lake. Buddy can wake and bake. Life is his to take. It’s a big life, ya. Made up, ha ha! Or filled with Waah! Depends on the moat Or the lake.

Nothing was as it seemed. As if the world careened. In a ditch boi Where their joy Will employ Guns and knives and waspy hives No, get away from me now. Legs, get moving and how Do we jump this shark? In the thick, thick dark. From a place where dark lives matter.

When dude said shit They went with it and Everyone held their breath. They strapped shit on And missing songs Whistling was verboten. See now they had forgotten. What a smile looked like And one long night Bare faces were indecent.

She would love you in the eye And eat your heart out. She would say that she’s okay. Then cry your heart out. She would stutter and she’d stammer. She would wail you with bitch hammer And you’d love it, hug it, shove it So far up your hope pipe No rational thought could sneak […]

Buddy don’t like no confrontation. Rude people pain his ass. But Buddy says shit with a mouth full of it. He shuts his damn mouth and fast. He sees a cop from India. A soldier here from Guam. And an alcoholic veteran All fought out. Left his fight in ‘Nam. Chinese at the corner store. […]

You would flail in the arms race. Get off to a real slow start. Big opposition is a stiff wind. You are but a fart.

Buddy can run and jump and skip. Buddy ignores and gives a shit. Buddy takes charge and throws a fit. God doesn’t dare set foot In here. Buddy likes to wrestle problems really big. Buddy ain’t proud don’t need no fig Leaf him alone. Buddy’s on the phone. Get’n shit from home. His wife is […]

A rising tide Sinks some ships. The loosest lips Float asunder. Us under.

The wool stayed firmly Over his eyes. The look was so cool It was not a disguise. See, covering up stopped All ifs, ands and whys. Ain’t no surprise. Communicating lies. Is the way shit now gets done.

The corners of his mouth hung high. Some would call it smiling. Course, they’d be defiling Jocularity. For it was plain to see. His knack for fakery. Extended to the faint of heart. Whom took no part in Discerning artwork. And he was a master painter…

Do you cha-cha-charge? Or do you run away? Stay up all night or? Sleep all day? That’s for them to know and You to say Excuse me, May I have another bowl, please? Can I have it if I ask upon my knees? Could your answer be affirmative in degrees? Or does it matter what […]

You don’t have two fucks to give. You just live Your life as if You’re surrounded by womb. Fed via shiny spoon. Gonna fall down go boom. Then you gonna cry. Say why me? Why…? We just sigh And ask why we try When you don’t.

Did well in college. Four bedroom house. One great kid. Killed a mouse. Known as hero. Managing zeros. Buddy knows his stuff. When necessary tough. Loves his people. Kinda creep though Would sacrifice a “friend”?

Rise through the ranks or Blood your way up. You’re heading to a place where Enough is not enough. It’s gonna get rough. You better get tough. Shit from above. Shitters all below. They won’t let you go. If they ever know. Where you’ve been although They must go there, too. If they want to […]

These motherfuckers were smart. They got it right from the start. They say you boy, you need makeup. And your armpits really stink! You are not so good or Not as good as you might think. Lookit that wasted talent! You were born that fat?! Embarrassment to your parents. You ever thinka that? Take that […]

Fuck being nice. Shit on who needs it. Screw people twice. First one’s on me. Next one’s on you. Please come on back. So I can rip you… A new asshole cause Buddy, You need one. You’re so full of shit that One asshole can’t handle it. Tomorrow ain’t real for You fuckers who reel […]

Patterns. You are one. You think you’re someone. And you think you’re just one. Wrong.  

Zero sum game. Running then lame. It’s the same. Hidden vision. Circumstancial collision. Viewing that once hidden. By being smitten. With not here and now. It’s the why and how. Tomorrow happens.

An oath was taken. The ground was shakin’. The best, they makin’ A promise to truth. Evil was shook cause The best, they took That oath for better or worse. Now worse had come And they were run Offa high road In the ditch. Ain’t life a son-of-a-bitch?!    

Certainty is what we need! Got no time to grow from seed! You don’t follow, you will bleed! You wanna drive an old car? Name on a seat in an old bar? You taken freedom too far! Buddy, look at your clothes. You ain’t one of those Fortunates whom knows If fashion’s cool, you frozen. […]