Monday, July 29, 2024

Just Sign

 Just sign 


Looking over the terms of my surrender 

I can’t help but feel the Germans were treated better 


you’ve got me down to my last dollar

 making me swear I’ll love you forever 


I’m reading paragraph seven 

where you maintain I must obey your every decision 


there’s an asterisk attached to that section 

that defines “enthusiastic submission” 


I’ve read the third page twice 

where it clarifies that you “don’t do nice” 


that you take nightly baths of ice 

and I must keep your body well-lathered 


the section on transportation 

mentions in the absence of stallions 


I’m expected to stand in at that moment 

on the route from the bath to the kitchen 


As I’m filling with revulsion 

a higher part of me demands completion 


and we all win in this ballet 

of one fluid motion

Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Heavy Accumulations

 Heavy accumulations


You imagine the past 

in the present you can’t 


guess what happened 

to those you know lost 


to the folds of time 

in vain you hope they had 


more glorious lives 

than a grind 


like the coffee they drank 

all the way to the bank 


in god they trust 

while their hearts 


can’t thank 

that cowardice 


that safety 

that tricked them 


from ever moving towards anything 

they ever really loved

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Lost in a "U"

 Lost in a “U” 


without help from the stars 

we drive this carcass so far 

until we nearly stall 

just pulled back from it all 


lost in a you 

what can we do 

with just this one 

outside world 


you say it’s not my fault 

asking for my pin numbers 

I’ve cut all my cards 

let’s sing for our suppers 


lost in a you 

with me, too 

things that go down 

must soon come up 


can’t get back home 

forward is all we know 

winds starting to blow 

we sail rather than walk 

Thursday, July 4, 2024

Issues

 Issues

issues everbody’s
got issues
some keep ‘em under wraps
others collect a whole set
a shy kid
I went home and hid
reading comic books
playing records
got attracted to girls
with super-powers
I hid my hobbies
to not appear so lonely
now I’ve got issues
plenty of issues
I work out the kinks
with ladies and a shrink
but there are issues
plenty of new issues
to keep me busy
to take my money

Materialism

  Materialism   your culture is insane   you don’t know how to feel   killing people across the world   is a dirty deal   what you call comf...