Own That

You ever done something you shouldn't just because you wanted to? Of course you have. And so have I. Like all those times I went about buying a burger from a fast food joint. But there those other times when it's more of trying to do what you thought was best... though really you shouldn't have. Which I guess means it wasn't really best. And still you shouldn't have.

Yep. Like a sunflower in a storm. String it up and it'll still fall over. Just differently. And it'll still be you to blame. A capital g? ...I;m not entirely sure it's worth it. More entirely sure it's not. And remember, there still are those others. It'd just be nice if... if the nova were the one were looking for and not the one you actually just heard.

But that is yours.

Chicken in the Straw

It leaves things up to the imagination. But the imagination is sorted and sullen. So then one? or two? A matter in the day but no matter in kind. It'll grow. Not on the fence like in the field, but it'll grow.

The spelling has changed. The shrubbery has expanded but the locks are all the same. Returned to normal. Not telling. Not keeping. Devoid of any power.

But out of the sun, cool and incessant. Ready to take on the day.

No. 

No.     Still.     Still and sweet.

Sweet without. And yet sweet still. Not be cause but be spite. A full moon on the table and darkness up above. Sounds given. Slowing. Stilling. Different and the same.

Staring blankly and she's there; together looking out into sky.

...and Then Some

But less than you might think. And more. Does that say something to you about your box? It isn't just a spritely thought. It's congestion in the masse. Too lazy to put the ala-pastrophe on there. And for that too.

And what then? The penguins and the national championship and a bag of doritioes and a half grown apple orchard?        ...ok.         I'll succumb on this one. But there are others out there to which you may not get nearly as much. Others taller. Darker. That sort of thing. Only then we turn up the gamma and see that it isn't really so.

So a farce? Some contrived method to achieve some other means? Or just a wash? A crap-shoot.  Imperceptibly genius. Yet genius none the less.  ...nonetheless.

Ask yourself, friend, if you've got the time. And the place. And the means. The choice is indeed your own as the choice will always be. Then why this? Why a bag of beans on the side of the road while still waiting for the bus? A bus you say? There. There's your problem. You could continue to check it on the attascopic scale but that fact remains.

And so do you.

But Then Again....

Hum ho, big deal. That was what the sparrow man said when the cops came to grab him. He was still sitting up out on some precocious limb thinking about the nab he had just had with the fox. Yes. In sox of coarse. Coarse sox.

It was down 'bout 15 today. recon. rekin? rekon... rekon.

and my hands are still wet from it all. Ah that's why. My tie is still inside me shirt!

Tony the tiger in a quicksand suit? Hmm. Interesting that. Like that one city. ...netherford? Ankleshire? Blast! Umm... Dang I don't remember at all. Somewhere south of Katrineholm for sure. I think. I'll have to consult the grand Yucca.

Corn? ...on the cob? Not cool effervescence. Not cool.

So last night I may have gone a bit crazy. and I thought going to bed 4 hours early might cure that. It doesn't apparently. But it all got cleared up. Sort of. I mean a clear as mudd can make things. But then where is the line between mud and murky water. Especially when murky is indeed spelled with an I instead. I mean, ho! Should I be writing two of these?!

But I probably won't because something inside me tries to scream that it's a bad idea and will never work. Though it may get some front page editship. Always.

The sun couldn't match it with a pound of bananas. Others? OBAs? Not likely. But we'll see. The sands of the sea kind of thing, ya know?

Well that's all. My stomach's getting nervous and angry. Fight to the death. The pain is all too far.

Adrift

Sometimes it gets really loud. And everything shakes. Like a shot. And a band. In a one light room. The same every time. No matter the noun.
You think a distraction is what you need. But the whole thing is a distraction. And like a teacher you find yourself burnt to the core. Beard and all. And yet, to be there is what you're looking for. A reason to stay. A good reason. Not just a couch and a bowl of fruity-o's. Full of sugar and crunch. They can understand, even in their own feeble way. So why not finish? Because finishing becomes the only reason to do so. So then the question begs where is the fulcrum, Em? So ready to spread the truth with lies. Worse than just lying in the first place.
And so instead, find pull your black car over to the wrong side of the road. Pump it out. Send a message.

A Dead Horse, Beaten

Because you find that shaken isn't vigorous enough. And letting it sit there in osmosis is too dang slow. And you can't really fold one in. They weight too much.

So tell me how to do it?

Five Promises

The Lord wants more of us than I think we imagine sometimes. We like to imagine things being only sort of difficult, sort of unfair, sort of tempting, sort of not what we expected. But He is not trying to make us into good people. No. His vision is far more. He wants us as He is. He is not content with good people. That was never His goal in our design. What are we willing to give up? How long are we willing to stand? Is it really this we want? Be not deceived, this is no sauna. No lava hot springs. No shake 'n bake. This is real. The fire that purges. That purifies.

September Again

Like a fly to the paper. Film rolls gone bad. Very bad. And you think a flight is going to be cheap? Well not a month later. That is sure. And can be proven in a matter of minutes. So what then? Bail out this halloween as well? Why does Halloween always get the bum deal? Kids stealing your pumpkins and your candy. For such a nice time of year, it's a real shame and honestly just plain mean. Brought. Sucka.

The Beat

It's in chest. Some kind of ... errata waiting to be revved. And yeah a respin could be costly and maybe ... maybe the sun won't drop a shadow like that again. Amazing the diffusion at 93 million miles. Give or take a quark. So yeah. You can try and fade into a bush. And wake up and stay with the dream. Or you can see it for that it is. What it is...   And forget the ruckus upstairs. Always moving ovens. Don't wait for it. Make it.

Premise

Once a rock. Turned into a badge. Attempted Othello. And for what? You may see the rain right as it comes upon you. You may even catch it in your eye. But you won't know how long it'll stay. Nor yet if it brings you any tea and crumpets.  ...               fear is an unruly devil. Make you believe that you believe. But just brush strokes and lines of heat. And therein lies the frailty. Smoke. Mirrors. And miles of painted desert. That you leave the ocean. That you clock yourself docile on a rock. That you pull the cabbage by the head. As a ship indeed.

But not all is unreal my friend. Not all is of supposition, distraction, and unguided missiles. No. Heresy today is indeed truth tomorrow. But if you can't make it tomorrow, you may never know. Put down the torch. Pull out some mallows. And come, show your self a little patience.

Non-Pseudo Cousinry

They're amazing really. All very different. All bloody amazing. Not like others, you know. Really not at all. Barely known and yet, blood. So close to your hopes. Connected. A times the hip. Attacking from both sides. Sitting in the library. Road trips. Playing the guitar.  Hiding in a cubby. Climbing to your death. Scaring the masses. Running down toads. Pulling trucks. Single letters. I'm not sure they make quivers for crossbows. Course, the chittlins wouldn't appreciate that, but the best there is. Faults. Flaws. Doubts. Losses. Smart remarks. Yes. But they are mine. And of them I am proud.

The pseudo too.

Into the West

If you follow the street to the right, it may amaze you were it will take you. Invisibility cloaks. Lost digits. Dragons. A dream of everyone. But they aren't real. Not what is out there. Not what is intended. Not what you can control. There are gifts. Ways to live. Things to forgive. Unfinished? Inconsistent? Sure. Does it really come as a surprise? No, you're thinking of it wrong again. Does it really come as a surprise?... When was the last time you had a peanut butter and jelly sandwich? So, you can cry September mirror. That you can do. Or even mourgeless codnuggets, for that matter. But what does what get but in a sea of distillery. Faking all and drowning you in the end. No, hop out and get you some warm dry clothes.

Rest Assured

You can't very well have one without the other. T'isn't fair really. And so you do end up spending some late nights. And some of those require a lot from you. But some of them end aimlessly wandering and admiring all around you. And some of them end with frisbee in the parking jam. Let's not be buying so many high priced goods. Worth nothing in weight nor in packaging. Pretty as the day is long. Rotten as the depths of hell.  No. There are things better. I have seen them. And again. So hear Florence. Give someone out of place a shot. Listen. And good.

There is beauty.