Let's see how late we can be. The plan is to steal the other guy's thunder. Running on fumes…will they be enough? I've only got one strap on my boots and pulling myself up is a bit of a chore. I suppose it's nothing a coconut cream pie can't cure. Inefficient indecision. A wild grasping at…

  wasted moments double back to open up the scarstracks coveredcovers blownpretend to be surprised this time around expectations wound so tightlyonly the right calamity will dothe hole left behind must be cleansed nightlytoo many lost causes to rescue dreams make a poor salve for the wound behind the ribcage

Bought at face value, moments are shaped in advance. Tricks hidden up sleeves. Nothing left to chance. No one asked for a sweet, easy ending. Straight lines and trifles. The piper would've been paid time-and-a-half. We could have been happy with the beginning, middle, and that last part. I didn't need the postscript that negated…

Back legs weighted downGardens reap the benefitsRed Eye Pollen Blues

  With it or against itthe grain is rough to the touchskin so thin and fragile. Fear cannot stand in your wayunless you put it squarely there an obstacle per your specifications. The year threatens to end on the same shrill note. A memory altered. A scene stolen.A sequel written without a precursor. What are…

Stack the spines until the pyre touches the sky.Set a torch to all your trouble.Gazing into the big blue offers no solution.The middle pillar is reduced to rubble. All smoke and no signal.The flame does not even purify. Here is to firewater and the naked eye.

all the colors of my moods on display in case I forget what to feelconversations and hallucinationsany prompt will dobut don't let me think before I speakpearls fall from my tongueyou catchI releaseencase each contradiction in amber

  strength used as a crutchattributes turned inside out contours erased

Let me hear that reedy tremble bounce off the sedimentAll the good stuff gets lodged in the cracksKeep it cool for future regurgitationHeavy rotationToo much trickery leaves a gaping hole for the next generationThat nervous tick will deny you the title of:Soul Of The YearPaltry achievementsHang from the walls of my denTrite amusementsSquirt from the…

My BorrowedGardenThorns Hide In Beauty'sShadowA Rose Leaves ItsTrace.