The endless Summeror the idea of is a wonderful thing.
And it waswhen Summer meant roaming the neighborhoodriding bikes everywherespending your day at and in the poolA blessed three months of nothing to dobefore the bell rang again
Now its one hot daythen anotherWith no relief from the heator anything else in sight
You sweat another daysweat from [...]
Dog Days
Understanding
I understandwhat drives people
The hurtanger frustrationthat gnawing in your gut that won’t go awayThese aren’t just words to methey’re very real emotionsFeelings
Not sympathynot empathyUnderstandingAll to well
Not justificationthere is noneand a debt to pay in hell
But I understandthe hurtangerfrustrationthat gnawing in your gut that won’t go away
But for the grace of Godand prescription refills go I
Squint
It’s a fine lineSquint
Love and HateGenius and Insanity (maybe the same)Control and the loss of
It’s a fine lineCross Or put a saddle on the fence and ride
Freedom
I had it all when I had nothing
The marketing dept. wants you to be better offThat from their last meeting
The American dream available at a store near youThe price of freedom is only $999 for this five piece living room set
They’re called possessions because they do
Defined by what you dowhat you makeand where you spend [...]
Extended Forecast
They don’t notice rainin London or Seattle
Or sun in LAor the beaches
I don’t noticethe pounding in my heador the knot in my stomach
Like sun through cloudsor rain at the beachI notice
Work Smarter
I look forward to depressionit’s relaxingcompared to anxiety
Instead of worry and stressI can just be sad
Emotionallyit’s much easier
One Owner
Turns out I may not be nutsJust BrokeWhich can drive you nutsSo maybe I am
Broke implies there might be a fixI’ll never be factory mintbut maybe I can get you to the grocery storeand church on Sunday
That’s meHigh mileageFew DentsDecent engineElectrical is shot
