karen

fell asleep with my glasses
on so I could see in my dreams
made ammends with my friends,
lovers, companions and demons

problems are a vast wave of
cold chills and indifference

my hands share no kinship
my arms are just misprints
my skin is but a costume
my mind is just a wishlist

of robots, machines,
computers, dead diabetics

abortion support groups
death through anesthetics

set the room to autopilot
it was a
downward
spiral of

cold prison floors
babies first steps
backyard cartwheels
half broken necks

mothers warm milk
her breasts could ferment
I am still just a twelve years old
pulling pills from the vents






"take me for a walk through your mind"

river hands

im sinking
faster, deeper
into a life hole

people are
like stones

sometimes

skip em
on a pretty
lake

they settle

into the
silt, just
like me

additional generic cop compliment 6/22/09

old salt
expert navigator
favors
pirouette on cue
dingy stinkin mud puddle
thats how my freaking day was

I'm a fan of
bible days
wrong hat
stupid squirrel
theres worst things than nicotine

can the irish crap
fido mccokefein
a little more shut the hell up
awkward laugh

channel snake bite
ugly ugly ugly interesting 100%
me mind on fire
no wonder people do drugs

I whipped this speed freaks ass at horse shoes today
the explanation for my crush on Jenny Lewis
I think everyone could benefit from a singing puppet

head cold

there is
a sound in
my head
like
squealing
brakes

I am it's
slave,
expecting
delays,
awaiting conclusion

humphrey bogarted me

i cant sleep
it will be april fifth
for ten more minutes

this poem looks ugly on the page
like a stray dog scimpering across
highway 76
like my fifth grade school picture
green turtle neck, cowlick, stupid
smile and all

i cant sleep
it will be April sixth
in eight more minutes

tomrrow i will not conquer
the world
tomorrow i will not get married
to an asian woman
tomorrow i will not have my
first child

tomorrow i will wear sun tan
lotion
tomorrow i will make love to my
hand
and of course i will drink the
drink that many men have given
birth to
late at night
face to face with a toilet seat

tomorrow is april 6th
i hope it comes
in moderation

no small hand

have you ever
been drunk
and not had your
picture taken?
at one point
you were my
girlfriend.

You're moving mountains with the tip of your fingers
I'm just happy to be walking on solid ground
I'd like to think I did my best even if it was
for the worse