# 1
he was breathing his fire till he hit self destruct could no more see clear than a man with a gun left with chance and returned with the night thought blew and greed were best black and white he told us stories he’d memorized we took for granted he was through telling lies mistakes of the many fall hard on us few didn’t think to prepare but then that’s nothing new reconfigure purpose seen by just eyes capture all moments leaving time to decide hadn’t so much as left me all alone such a relief when he finally went home lines collapsed holding our sides running to friends bringing back smiles pondering questions that had always been rote tricky sensation beginning to f l o a t
contested ragged poor in matters of this he almost always had more
hearts left behind forgotten first loves so narrow so sharp they pierce the dusk
#2
on a day when nothing changed essentially the same unclouded by gain light was victorious centuries end stories told four of us letters we send so all that you have to give is only enough to make feel to hold up heard all talk unlike your heart wish you were hard but remember you’re not perilous ridiculous you wished i’d be serious and now i am serious
#3
can’t believe this is happening to me all the things i had to do everything i see everything i had and swan all i could turn on everything my lifetime my lifetime’s come and gone something i should have said what i should have said is ‘no’ even though you prayed the same i should have made you go see i don’t remember years i don’t remember months every second is a week and every week is once and surely fades away like fog into the day everything that’s haunted certainly will stay is time right for travel or should i stay at home just a little rattled only all alone if i carry things for islands in the sea be a buried treasure walking i’m taking him with me smile for me only i am giving things away was darker last i saw you yes ‘twas darker than today
today
#3.5
it was the fourteenth sunday she had mourned losing a child is so hard he was an early twenty one in fact he knew his part she made time for telling truth out of things that left her dry her surface seems so smooth as the time passes her by everything so quick so soon out of control smoking made her sick but the days they made her old will it be like these understand the
thank you
please
#4
on thursday january 17 close to four pm certain things ceased the destine began snow fell free took the upper hand early ought two destiny was your plan catch up by early may warmer nights longer days during things to say slurry slow worry way wire woe very stray the things that move to find you when you try to hide if patience is a virtue it isn’t one of mine it squeezes like a vice breathe in once breathe out twice [ ] fall knew you but knowing isn’t clout keep the high cards don’t let them out it’s a long time gone to sit and think about the way your eyes tell truths that won’t come out your mouth how quick cruel and funny are your three favorite tunes how your wide eyes smiling disintegrate a room how you kept all the smiles that i ever gave to you but you still stand wrong when you sing israeli truth
#5
july fifth we’re closer what will change quiet follows silence nothing is as strange face to face with fallen hoping to get caught counting every blessing easier than we thought it can be understood it can be explained most of what the world remembers are the names and the numbers the time before the bright sun shines before the wall gleams black before they take it all back before the last cash grab on the minor land mass with the sun’s tick tack and the brush burn black the light fire from a friend time to hope time to mend wade into something safe but we know safety equals death so we spin pick up the pace fear in sons moving forward they’ve begun less than time before thought she died in the last war if you came too late or you last too long if everything in equals charge wasn’t very strong all things considered we never got that high wasteland of the winter all the secrets had to die
#6
too close to edges looking at fingers walking on ledges granting enchanting supplanting it is not so hard believing so good at staying better at leaving unable to open the wishing is hoping truth is what you believe to be so and though i don’t hold you i can’t let you go shortness of feeling sorrow stealing came went nobody knew hu hu human being that’s something to do conquer your poets deliver savour the stoic you conceive callous off the shoulder and into the road why would you stay when you could just go cold can follow you calling opinion like fahrenheit falling the den of both ends that claims you as its own cutting fingers looking for bones solitude wasn’t willing redaction fulfilling sure that you are alone but still slightly overgrown and unknown tied sewn stiff blown dulak past in the meadow roam first try glass in the living room home my watch fell apart the love didn’t start found only drawer but made more of the floor come off every secret now the worst is at hand no part of immortal something of a fan part of me understands leaves land and holds hand but some just can’t this is where you put you the reason why it lasts bitter green biddle mean bit of time slips past the buzz is caffeinated energy unrelated circus strictly undefined over rated such is i
#7
there are women i see passing love to hear them laughing of the brutal tendency i am aware make differing decisions cause to be forgiven stubborn inclination then to stare and who thought time was working with me because distance wasn’t really knowing certain obstacles are bound to change in a brief confession or a lifelong lesson memorize the look upon her face parts of days that follow she sure shines hollow not hunger or pressure under dreams turning truths into lies bashful smile waning she stutters while explaining chose chatter wished harder still shatter eyes darken perfect vision fights derision just feeling just falling through almost enough desire then to act
#7.5
sleep to me is friendly to me she is so kind you would live a life without her you say she wastes your time it is all inside believing mctell can even see opened squinted eyes introduced himself to me don’t waste time complaining leave worry with before blind stood silence fear stared floor life is never willing you have to chase it all the way but nothing is as bitter when you hear the words they say if you can’t believe in seeing if there’s nothing to be seen you have only for the asking nothing aged is pristine condition you a feeling to participate within keep your dreams with your desires don’t let them tell you it’s a sin keep your own way of thinking even if it’s all there is don’t believe in bluffs or blinking take your time make it fit
#8
some things sink in some take flight how much hope do you need to decide i heard thirteen songs of hope from a giant who will strain his bloodshot eyes to see the light he knelt he prayed he did it right but somewhere in the distance blame replied ‘you need a ship it’ll take some might’ it may mean more to the husband than the wife you may feel it but you can’t fly sometimes you have to close your eyes to get it right here’s the catch on the edge seeking comfort keeping comfort in your bed you wouldn’t know to see me cry that none of you and none of this will survive curly hair told curly lies tried to make the day seem like the night in the end she couldn’t hide the last thing she did was force a smile some things weak some things shy sometimes you have to close ‘em quick, close ‘em tight blurry skies burning rights i have tried i have tried i have tried
#9
not the last of anything this is not a wedding ring promises shuffling promising everything breathe in open air who are these people here elegant unaware smiling terrier six now sixty six find the fear make it stick lonely left tied a brick watch me sink into it free machine time to play unforget things you say wasn’t long didn’t sway this is just any day take a drink then it spilled quarter tank then it’s filled memories wait until far enough and time to kill radio just wouldn’t quit david j and roky sit drinking beer talking shit cough picasso then you spit taller bigger sadder too more of them than there are of you why don’t you stop seeking truth wasting time proving proof isn’t what you think it is nor am i involved a bit scratch enough to fold it up repeat the reed seven times learn enough to make it mine add it up to make it fine just the one one one one time not a fool but by degrees cincinnati’s early freeze wiped the sky stripped the trees stood and stepped into the breeze left you hotel hungry holding both your knees
#9.5
just a simple word but like a thousand greeks before she wore the frown that followed her took the time for little sounds made a song of turning down every thought passed twice before she said you be careful all this goes to your head you be gentle to the ones you meet in the sky or underneath she wore a simple frown that meant nothing more that what will it be today or how much will it take not expecting more than living she watched the storm roll in
#9.75
what most people did is they didn’t go -dennis digiacomo
it really depends on which neighborhood you’re talking about- letson williams
#10
it is always a quarter to ten here certain little things make light disappear never enough light never enough time but if there is you can make evidence ignite i need you to tell me the truth no matter which of your muscles happen to move how could this happen to me now there are only two periods of time; before the fire and since like the lonesome death of sonny liston did you think it would rain forever her hair is the color of blood haven’t we been together wasn’t all of it understood what did you say was the hour and the moon beginning to rise he just got too close to the power still claims there’s nothing to hide copper ring draft notice john and david’s wedding alone in the fire anything else i can do now that the cost is higher if we’re alone might as well be with you if you sing that won’t change anything careful turning the pain is not just in my heart got this far no burning never tear us apart changing times word rhymes distance wide retrospective fool joe biden haunting you taunting you big money truth dropping calm on you when it comes to light do you think so close to write it down remember your name and feel the same unions you thought were bustable dustable corruptible come to light keep you alone tell the little ones what to remember what to forget which ones were breathing which ones got wet compliance deafens the satisfied set back to front again and again simple change you’re in for it can’t ignore it so you manufacture nerve even if it hurts even after you learned that you died of thirst should cut this place in two again this is how it goes don’t ask the questions you don’t want to know and don’t make promises you can’t keep going like you were singing slinging in your sleep thinking about rooms where certain kinds of waiting met their ends and scarred up worn tough cards and letters were made then sent quickness of inappropriate decisions how could questions not stare down west bound seattle town where chances were tighter brighter and comments were meals “it weren’t enough” you see it weren’t enough for me coarse uneven magic giving in to tale so tragic stacked like stones the dreaded human toll this is just a tactic you are just reacting and you don’t understand because you don’t heal you don’t go jerking twisting the wheel if the truth hits truth hurts that is an appeal have to decide which one of us gets to design the seal the marble madness eyes that laugh before they feel
#10.4125
by the time you realize it’s just too late i’m pressing three for hope star for fate
what hint of a rumor floats over on it to be lost to the miracle of a handshake sonnet
#12
you can’t be married all the time
#13
what lingers here from when you were near only one thing i can think of how you were tall as me in hat and gloves winter things didn’t make you i just let the crowd take you i can find you in the air i can see your crazy hair just wonder how long it was there how long did i stare just to up and run maybe it maybe i maybe someone else decides maybe me maybe mine we just ran out of time your all together now sounds like a curse like haiku or worse just enough time to secure the ropes and call my folks alexander pope looks spanish
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