I was a little bummed when I got a late start to my road trip yesterday morning, but that feeling wore off quickly. Especially as I saw this while rolling into Cody right at sunset.
Monthly Archives: July 2014
All In, Out
All in my head,
is not in my head
the sunshine
the darkness
what I let in
what I expel
the tightness in my throat
these things,
so hard to say
the memories
All in my head,
is not in my head
You Think You Know Someone
until you don’t.
Uninvited Phoenix
I wrote down all my fears
one by one
on a ruled sheet of paper
a detailed list
with bullet points
underlines
& graphs & even
a fuckin bar chart
I left nothing off
I folded up that paper
closed my eyes and
thought deep thoughts
and placed it in a fire
in a backyard chiminea
feeling the heat on my fingertips
I watched my fears burn up
every single one
I breathed the smoke
and coughed
but like a goddamn
uninvited phoenix
those fears came
rising up
creeping back
into my life
into my mind
I cannot push aside
these dark thoughts
what am I to do
I guess I’ll find more ink
a bigger sheet
and start a bigger fire
burn it higher
brighter
hotter than desire
I’ll gather up the ashes
& burn those fuckers twice
if that don’t work
I’ll burn everything
until nothing’s left
not even a single
ember ash or
smoldering
unwanted mass of beak & feathers
this disfigured bird
will not be born again
Parallel Oblivion
Morning commute
Thinking too much
Stop noticing, it
will all go away
Hands on
the wheel
Drive on
Into oblivion
Execute perfect
parallel park
