poetry

Another Song of Songs

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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?

Another Song of Songs

Time Enough

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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

Time Enough

You Can’t Explain Anything

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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.

You Can’t Explain Anything

Connection at the Heart of Commerce

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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.
Connection at the Heart of Commerce

In Every Room

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The heat we made lingers
and I ache.
Love is supposed 
to make the world better.

It’s not love.
It’s not love.
And it’s not a waste of time.
No, no it’s not a waste of life.

When I was a child, 
I was blessed by an un-light, 
Taken into a family of One,

Then led through fields and forests and swamps.
Through the quiet country 
and the monstrous places,
I roamed across a broken land.

I am man of peace
Standing at a barricade
Screaming: love everything, goddammit all!
But screams are soldiers’ sounds
And I am a man of peace.

True to the universe that took me,
I will wander every room,
Aching when the warmth
Touches my cold, tired bones.
In Every Room

The Way

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lights out
time passes
summer close
i gotta sit down
i gotta find my friends
they have forgotten
the fairy tale ending

an open door
understanding
earth, my soul
never feel so good
as when i’m wonderin’
what i might be missing

the night
lonely star’s light
underneath it all
everybody knows
we’re gonna burn
fire, fire
in the darkest places
i know the way

The Way

Forever and ever, everywhere

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There’s a crack up in the sky
Forever and ever
I been everywhere
Since you said goodbye

All those salty tears I cried
Forever and ever
I been everywhere
Since you said goodbye

Remember times are changing all the time
I feel so insecure when floating blind
There just ain’t no fortune tellers that I trust
There just ain’t no fortune tellers that I trust

Will I ever let it go
Forever and ever
I been everywhere
Since you said no more

Left here to rest my head
Forever and ever
I been everywhere
Since you said no more

Forever and ever, everywhere

Down Turns

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I was trying
to find someone to take
me to the hospital
because my hands
were so full of stuff
I couldn’t drive myself.

My neighbor responded.
I was admitted.

My neighbor waited
and gave me big hug
when I was told
I could have the surgery.

We turned on
the room’s TV
and it said,
“Hi, your name is Broken,
and do I have a story for you.
After surgery,
you are going
to have no money.”

I was many flavors of nervous.
I was like, “My god,
I have got to get this done,
despite the TV’s warning.”
It was really tough.

In the end,
it was no problem
to do the surgery
and to be able
to take a picture
with my neighbor
afterward.
I got the medical help
I needed that allowed
me to grow
into a professional
that manages other
surgery-helped professionals.

I got my job,
but that TV’s words
hung over me
like a cloud of cat piss.
Soon enough,
the world started
to take my money
and I didn’t know
where to go for more.

I traveled from bank to bank, and asked “Where is my money?”
They said, your money is here,
you just can’t have it.
I traveled from crypto mine to crypto mine and asked, “Where is my money?”
They said, your money is here,
you just can’t see it.
I stopped traveling
and turned on the TV
and it said,
“Hi, your name is Broken,
and do I have a story for you.”

I stayed up too late
and called in sick
to work the next day.

Down Turns

Going Places

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Take me to the bright sky
Tell me what I should know
Take me to the burning heart of the sun

Take me to the ocean
Show me how to stay low
I wanna be the only one

Sometimes it seems
We’re on opposite sides
Of this infinitely long dark hall

I keep my bags packed
I keep my shoes on
I will be ready when you call

Take me to the mountains
Teach me how to run fast
Push me past the edge when I think I’m done

Take me to the forest
Hide with me forever
I wanna be the only one

Going Places