INCOMPLETE

take the wheel, Jesus
I need to crash
drove through the desert
and I'm free at last.
One foot in the present,
one heart in the past

Oscar Mike

I got the memo.
Picked up the tab.
I knew it would be
all down to me
and baby,
I made the grab.

You called the doctor.
You punched the clock.
You followed your bliss
to this basement kiss,
you followed your bliss
down the block.

I'll take the wheel.
You choose the radio station.

Day Trip

It's not a crime
still feels like a crime
there's nothing that I can do.
Broken and entered,
so fucking self-centered,
you need a new attitude.
You're one and done
you weren't the one
and I wasn't the one for you.

postcard

it's a long walk
on the champs elysees
the sky is gold
but it's getting gray.
a glass of red
in your favorite cafe,
a perfect ending
to a perfect day.

If it's my fate
to be your friend
if the big bang is the beginning
and you and I are the end.
I will abide
and do God's work.
I will play the role of the hopeful Joe.
I will play the role of the jerk.

What are you writing?

Chased your losses but your losses grew.
Hate your boss but your boss is you.
Played it dumb when you kind of knew.

3/14/15

the sun will set
but that's whatever
the moon may rise
and light the heavens
the sea can swell
and flood the town
the sleeping damned
will surely drown
but you in grace
have been passed over
you're half alive
and halfway sober.

Woman

You don't get
a minute
once the curtain's drawn
all the world's a stage
all the lights are on
you get this little moment
then the moment's gone

You pause
applause
the workday's done
you want a break
from a setting sun