how do they run
on broken legs
without their springs
or hearts
how do they see
through faded paint
lacklustre eyes
mind shut
how do they breathe
in stale thoughts
linen wrapped
in death
Tag Archives: society
Twerking Monkey
I have a twerking monkey
She sits up on the shelf
Staying nice and low-key
Always sticking to her self
Until the music finds her
Drifting toward the sky
I see her toes start tapping
From the corner of my eye
The toes are entertaining
And her head begins to bob
With a tutu and a headpiece
This monkey ain’t no slob
But as the tunes continue
I question how much fun
Is a dancing monkey with
So much jiggle in her bum
Weekend Call
unknowns can be frightening
even with training
what will this alarm be
odd to train for the hope
that nobody will call
but they generally call
turns out I am best at
silence
seems the best remedy
when nothing can be fixed
slowing my breath
others catch theirs
for a moment
that will no longer be liquid
forever frozen
memory
Underpinnings
what lies beneath
is not a horror
movie or show
we are the supports
shoring each other up
to polish a stone
it is still worn down
don’t let each other crumble
Silk Thread
how cliche to be on a thin line
but aren’t we all?
spin, bounce, weave, unravel
entangled, forlorn
he knew that he could not fly
spinning lifeline
hoping for a complete end
bouncing lifeline
the struggle just multiplied
weaving lifeline
thwarted death choices
unraveling lifeline
band of struggling youth
entangled lifeline
lonely in a crowded room
forlorn lifeline
welcome to the rest of the story
life on a line
Craigslist Anonymity
standing at an asphalt junction
with a stranger that filled every space with himself
I gave the wrong answer.
What do I do?
I love, nurture, create
I cook, hike, bike
I breathe fast, I breathe slow
I plan, I’m spontaneous
I change my mind
I think, revel, stew
I love big, huge, and small
I discover, hide, ignore
I leave space for others because I know that I exist
no need to prove it by filling all of your space
What do I do?
I live
on purpose, without purpose
I laugh more than I cry
reflect within, reflect without
the mirror is ME
the mirror is YOU
we live
I dance
with rolling hips and laughing heart
Moonless
the cow
the spoon
raping, reaping
siphoning cream
from the milkyway
does it matter
the stars burned out
Stripping the Village
gravity is failing
earth, round & spinning
as people fly off
children gathering apples
while adults steal from their labors
pelting each other with the spoils
leaving youth wondering
where do I hold on
as the anchors float away
Punk Rock Boy
what can be said about a punk rock boy
at chuck e cheese that would make sense
can you be a rebel without being rebellious
ask only questions without real answers
are you wise enough to be our caricature
crying out against inequality and injustice
pointing out that we gave up our freedom
with the purchase of comfortable recliners
that sit in front of flat screen televisions
grown beyond the original technicolor yawn
no wonder you look angry holding that cup
Headlines, Headliners, & Crime
HEADLINES:
Horse owner’s flyer asks for help with executions
4 arrested after police chase, crash
Boulder Valley teachers protest pay
Albertsons to shut 5 Colorado stores
Aurora cops say attacks on women may be linked
Meth pipeline busted in Colorado
Families ask Colo. gov. not to close nursing home
Pakistani Taliban admit leader killed
Coroner rules Jackson’s death a homicide
Cash for Clunkers generates 700K new car sales
HEADLINERS:
The Killers
The Bouncing Souls
All Time Low
Skinny Puppy
The Almost
No Plot Kill
Social Distortion
King Rat
Murder By Death
The Used
THE CRIME:
A random pick of headlines and headliners, to be mixed and matched
horse killers, crash souls, pay low
shut puppy, women almost, meth kill
families distortion, taliban rat, homicide death
clunkers used
they begin to sound the same
one a commentary for the other
my lovely words tarnished, abused
heart aching for a silver tongue
