plump yer pillow
eat a cabbage
become shallow
fold over twice
invest your neuroses
replenish your thirst
assume the position
check for lice
self-inflicted burn
crippling movement
tragic wrong turns
retarded improvement
cry out the jingle
that haunts you most…
build a strong mindset
to strengthen your ghost…
dangerous minds
forge this path
hiding behind
the commoners’ wrath
we want relief when we choose boredom;
we’ll only find it when we’re post-mortem
i fall into cracks
i breathe night
i strain against straps
i bleed light
run around me
trap me in your cone
fill me with hollow words
and fail to hear my own
i’ve gotten thin
on a diet of clichés
give me a book
on how to live my days
and care…
and bear…
and share…
and repair…
… please don’t despair.
(Bring a Valium and lots of patience.
There’s a place in my lap that’s always vacant.)
humans are filthy animals to house and keep
swapping inhalers
slippery and sleek
frozen root
by and by
dead head in suit
die by die
twitching with fleas
ringing ears
can’t sleep with a low IQ
it’s hell to get old-
time to walk the stairs
y’know, you remind me of you
in the ground, babies are born
and today’s visions aren’t free
it’s the triumvirate’s slave trade, and you’re formed
the way they want you to be.
