True Life Funnies

 True-Life Funnies

As he threatened 

me with the knife 

I thought, 

“this isn’t the time” 

I had just come back 

from my shrink 

ready to do more work

on my things 

As he growled, 

“Give me your money!!!” 

I snarled, 

“I don’t have any...

...but if you want 

the debt on my cards, 

feel free for 25k!!!” 

I then assumed the pose 

part Shaggy-part Groucho 

I let fourth a growl 

straight out of GI-Joe 

He got scared and said, “Peace” 

Then I walked down the street 

I thought I should call the police 

Just then he robbed someone else 

We went down to the station 

where they new his name and location 

they had him under surveillance 

and were waiting for a warrant 

He was an English learner 

He seemed pretty nervous 

I couldn’t decide if I wanted to hurt him 

Or simply call his parents

Good Intentions

 Good Intentions

Assume good intentions

everything’s misconstrued

without directions

in the world that contains you

I strive to be honest

decent and true

in a life of temptation

none sweeter than you

I might go on longing

for the impossible

as my imagination takes me places

I want to show to you

I might go on being wrong

in what I see in you

but I assume my intentions

will get the better of you

Confessions

Confessions

I think 

I’m perfect 

i’mperfect 

I’m imperfect 

for you

I am the world

I am the world

I feel tired, neglected 

misunderstood 

I just wanna get some sleep 

because I am the world 

I’ve tried, pretended 

it’s all good 

but there are so many parts 

rotting amongst the pearls 

when I get enough sleep 

when I make love with the moon 

that hope springs eternal 

rising with the sun 

when I look over the cities 

when I look over the fields 

I  see so much work 

still to be done 

I spin around 

I look up to the sky

and pray like an atheist 

for some sort of sign 

The Hot Core

 The hot core 

everything flows 

everything goes 

about its way 

stays and fades 

it feels nowhere 

perspective 

changes, we 

reorientate 

everything 

can be in the air 

at once 

without holding on

falling back into our 

hot cores 

our knowing souls 

melt back into our hearts 

Pleasure without a cause

 Pleasure without a cause 

prove you’re human 

accept all cookies 

select the images 

with bicycles

leave the meeting 

Imperfect World

 Imperfect World 

you bring some beauty 

into this world 

it’s so rare 

everyone wants their turn 

you retreat 

into dreams and pillows 

the rain leaves 

and clouds follow 

I’m selfish just like everybody else 

wanting these things for myself

for a moment for a memory 

a pose to remember before I sleep

you bend and press 

against reality 

until something breaks 

out of routine

something’s transgressed 

some jealousy 

insists you can’t exist 

forever at peace 

Studies in Transgression

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Reporting from the Inside

 Reporting from the inside

let’s paint our insides 

with flavors of home 

mixing colors 

with this decor 

we might recognize 

something we know 

mixed with something 

brilliant & unknown 

we could realize 

what’s in our hearts 

we could dance

with this rush of blood 

interior lives 

need to come out 

dreams and futures 

are making love