All I want is everything
All I want is everything
All I want is everything
All I want is you
You argued with your husband
as he drove you home
from your child’s funeral.
He said, “I’ll put you on a plane.
You’re not the only one
who’s been through hell.”
You said, “Where do you think
I want to go? Where are you
trying to send me?”
All I want is nothing new
All I want is nothing new
All I want is nothing new
All I want is you
Month: May 2022
Rosewater Lingers
I smile
when I’m alone.
I close my eyes
and I’m not there.
Lipstick stains
on my sunken cheeks.
Rosewater lingers
in the air.
Come on over my way, honey.
Let me kiss your lips again.
Let me sweep you up to the moonlit sky.
‘Cause tonight, tonight, tonight,
there’s a good feelin’ on my mind.
Yeah, tonight, tonight, tonight,
I got a good feelin’ on my mind.
Gramarye for You and Me
Let’s recall a fairy tale
About a fairy tale
About a fiery man
Missing pieces of his grammar.
Did he lose the pieces
Accidentally
Or did he scatter his grammar
With deliberation?
If you find a piece
Be sure to keep it hidden
For every little bit
Contains some twisted power.
One piece empties hearts.
One piece turns birds to clouds.
One piece burns dreams alive.
One piece makes nothings cry.
Are we alone without our grammars?
Would we dare to speak and tell?
Who are we without our grammars?
Without these spells, comforting glamours?
Dogs of New York City
Remember when we were smiling women, baby?
Remember when we were leather-clad men?
You were such a woman, baby baby, baby you were such a goddamn man.
I was never the right woman, baby baby, baby I was never a real good man.
Now I watch the broken women, baby.
Baby, now I watch the frightened men.
Remember when we were lovely women, baby?
Remember when we were thinking men?
You’ve got to clean me up and down.
Every time you bend and crack, I will share the pain.
Here is the cold May morning, at last.
Was there ever any sense in New York City?
New York City, baby baby.
Long and lean in the wet, dirty Spring.
Used to follow me across the border when I’d run.
Chased to the crossroads of indifference and ill consequence.
The dogs of New York City never let the men and women leave.
the same mistake over and over again to what result
Another Song of Songs
Will you sing to me?
Will you sing to me that way?
All I want is to lose myself in your melody.
Will you sing to me softly in the rain?
This heart is slowing down.
This heart just needs a long rest.
This old world has been on my mind too long.
This heart beat beat is fading fast.
I will let you go
I will become someone else.
I will turn myself inside out.
I will forget to be afraid.
Will you sing to me?
Will you sing to me that way?
All I want is to lose myself in your melody.
Will you sing to me softly in the rain?
Will you sing to me softly in the rain?
Time Enough
Gonna make the whole world fall apart
Gonna make the whole world stumble
Gonna undo everything, everything
And I’m gonna do it slow
Slow enough, slow enough
You’ll see all the signs
You’ll hear all the warnings
They’ll push push push them signals
But things won’t be the same
No, they’ll never be the same
I got this feeling now
That nothing is gone right
And I’m here to let you know
We’ll be standing on our heads
What else can I say
I got this feeling now
That nothing is gone right
Yeah, you always had me right
I’m gonna give it back to you
Now it’s time to fall apart
You Can’t Explain Anything
You just need something to believe.
Do you believe
there’s someplace else you’d rather be?
Believe I want to be near.
You can’t explain anything,
not least why I’ve thought of you forever.
and that all that I hear
is you saying goodnight.
You can’t explain anything,
especially why all that I hear
every cold night
is you saying goodnight.
You can’t explain anything,
so when someday you think
there’s some voice inside
calling your name,
calling your name
right where you stand,
don’t pause to ask how.
You can’t explain anything.
Connection at the Heart of Commerce
I was working at a nearby coffee shop, when a friend of mine came in for coffee. I had to say the words, “Here is your coffee, friend. It is very hot, but you should try it." Then I took a break to take the kids to school. They told me, “Dad, we know you are a real weirdo.” It was very great and when I dropped them off their teacher wore a mask of Ronald Reagan. I drove back to work and on the way I thought I should open up my email inbox. There was a message there from a friend of mine who worked on UFOs shot down by FBI. She was asking if I’d buy a UFO if I happened to see one on Etsy. I wrote back to her and said I’m on a break and have to get to work but I'll write later. I signed off “LOL! Your super duper pal” before I used my thumb to send that message. Now I’m back at work wondering what you think about if my friend will sell me UFOs. I never thought before that I'd be able to but I can’t wait to tell my little children.
Too Close/To See Clearly
take/leave
whatever comes around
comes around
all the ______________
then the winds blow
from heaven’s lonely sky
we belong
look/go
what makes a better person?
take/leave
whatever comes around
will teach you what you need
heaven’s lonely sky
faces the same fate
as the insects of the dirt
Come home
Come home
Come home
Come home where you belong
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