Buddy was tired And so worn out. Done with the struggle Thinking about Maybe take a breather, But neither, the breather Or retuned reciever Will fill the glass half full. So close your eyes until Buddy relaxes Faces the fact that He’s not working it. It’s working him.

That guy who hit my mom He was my dad. Best guy as a dad I ever had. Watching him at work It made me sad. Violence was his tool. Shouting, he could fool Weakness into anybody Confused, they’d wonder if he Was honing in on them? This guy who was their friend? Is this […]

Buddy hadda house A boat, a car. Hadda little bank account. Wouldn’t go far. Buddy hadda go ta work. Punchin’ dat clock. Hadda little pension there. Thought it was locked Up, like the future Buddy didn’t have. A clue about Tomorrow Land Or that he’d be glad When all his shit was gone.

Same damn deck. Same damn yard. Why is happiness so damn hard? Try to wring it out of booze. Struggle but I often lose My way and which was that? Buddy ain’t no going back. Mister Nice Guy is dead.

Please say no. Say no, No, NO! Don’t say it out loud. Not in a crowd Where it’s allowed Is in you. No is trying to win you. To it’s side where you’ll collide With reality. Where you will see. There is none, it’s one to one.

Jesus, I don’t want to work today. Can the shit just stay Suspended? We’ll end it With a good, clear glance. And, by happenstance. If one should fall, Then please, just call, Someone who gives a shit.

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. […]

There were limo driving spies With windows made of eyes Say the wrong thing here And Pally, have no fear. Youll hear it every year. Like a warped hillbilly cheer. And ya, it’s kinda weird. An octopus with many mouths But only got one ear.

They were looking for treasure To bring back the pleasure Of searching and finding To replace this grinding Of tissue and bone They were all on their own Standing shoulder to shoulder And no one was bolder than His shoulder comrade. And tho they were sad They smiled through their sorrow There was always tomorrow […]

Buddy was a robot. He got Into no trouble. He had a double. Every robot was the same. Learn the game. And act artificially intelligent.

Holy shit, he could choke the shit Out of that fucking twit. That twit who gives a shit Bout those who care. And then how dare You say you care When you were never there! But you were everywhere Else. You selfish goddamn prick! You’re in the thick of it And I hope that growing […]

Listen before you cross rock canyon. The boulders whisper softly. At times they seem so awfully Nice but they ask twice And then the beggars will roll on you. There won’t be time for you to do Shit, and you won’t want to… You’ll be all washed up Like a sailer in his cups While […]

He was by himself. They were, too. Friends for sure but not close to Each other, the other Was only words. And noises heard from A shiny, flat teller. Where the heller? Is it now, because, He was lost! That thing cost His whole life! That’s right! Living in a missing flat thing.

On the six o’clock news. His work buddy’s views. Opinions he will choose What to think. Take a drink Of the koolaid. Hey look pally, they made Your favorite flavour! So come on bud, savor What you want, What you flaunt, And you know it.

Five guys died on the Hoover Dam. Then ten, then twenty and Good goddamn! A hundred damn men In the Hoover Dam! Believed in a dream that Consumed alotta man. Man after man after man after man! Turn on your toaster cause You damn well can. But… A hundred more men, Buried at a dam […]

Don’t look for footprints Fingerprints, carpet fibers. No special rope knots or Casts of tires. No investigation of blatant liars. You gotta look at the truth. Bin hunting me since my youth. Long hair kick me outa my troop. Coulda bin a good soldier with long hair. Marchin’ lead good boy budday don’t care. Then […]

A rock, I caught the very edge of it. Damn near hit but it saw fit To ricochet in a brand new way Set a brand new day Said it’s fine okay And none did say Boy, I see the end of us.

That breath you first took. You took it from the world. Yes, you gave it back but That breath came to the world A little bit different. It was bent. A bit like you. And you came through That breath. Like death. You slip in and Right back out of here In every breath Life […]

The Lord had a son. Sent the son-of-a-gun Sent him down here to run. But the work he had done Was never, ever done! We redid, we redid, we redid it! But the work wouldn’t stick. Even laid it on thick! With lightning and thunder! Threats of tossing asunder A bus, any bus, so watch […]

You are stupid. Just enough. To know that there is fairway rough. You will use the first damn club To knock your notion home. Pally, you have grown Outside yourself Where chocolate melts And you ain’t have a lick yet.

Nine one one, nine one one. Someone’s mind is on the run. Someone has come all undone. Now they’ve taken all the fun Outa livin by yourself. Now you went and dealt Us a losing hand. Mom. Don’t phone the cops. You do that tops The list of No Can Do Cause they’ll take you […]

They seemed like they were in love. Holding hands and talking alot. But then I saw them chained together. Seems like they had been caught. Trying to run away Gonna run not pay. They had had their say. But now, today… They were on their way To the magistrate. But they couldn’t wait. They were […]

Hey, that name? I AM NAMELESS! And that home? I AM HOMELESS! And that truth? I AM TRUTHLESS! And you seem… I AM SEAMLESS! You don’t dream? I AM DREAMLESS! But you scheme… I’M NOT SCHEMELESS! Do you breathe? I AM BREATHLESS! Oh, now I see… (i am unseeable)

You have crossed The Rubicon. You have gone beyond sing song. You are now in don’t stay long. Lost now found. Nearly drowned. You went down But came up. Now you see What’s beneath What made this tick You got through it And now you whisper Holy!

This woman had ideas. But her thoughts weren’t as free as They ought to be. She could see Tomorrow. The sorrow… The window… the candle, That she lit. Shone brightly and nightly Drew to it. T’was their ship… The candle, it beckoned. She reckoned. It was them…

Hold your tongue. Don’t come undone. It’ll be no fun If you crater… You’ll come to, sometime later. You’ll sidestep Mister Hater. No bruising to heal. No kids that squeal. That grandpa can’t control his anger.

See that thing You can’t unsee. Wherever you look, There it be. Occasionally wishing you Did not see it. That’d be freedom! To not see them. And not be one… The flashes fade. If you behave… Keep your blinds drawn. With what you sawn. Sure don’t belong. On your front lawn. Better not project it.

Jesus christ, he wanted to cry. He needed shouting in his ears why, WHY?! Fooled him bad, he didn’t even try To forgive them. Because it wasn’t them. They were only men. It would come again. And if he wasn’t careful Get more than his shareful. Ain’t helpin’ be prayerful. Do the old three sixty. […]

Know ye how to disagree. It ain’t free. To disagree. Know the cost of disagreement. Know bereavement. Know what I’m leavin’ meant. You fucking idiot! Are you blind! Do you mind! Jesus Christ! Don’t think twice! You FUCKING IDIOT! Carry on.  

“If only.” Those were the words of wisdom my father passed on to me from his deathbed. Wha…? I remember thinking. Dad just gazed blankly from his hospital type living bunk into the nothing-to-see-here, you-better-be-sixty-plus-and-no-working-on-cars trailer park. If only… At first I was pissed that he passed so little on to me but still, I […]