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

TK

everything you do

you know you do it wrong

from the way you play

to how you sing this song

you fuck it up completely

you fuck it up so neatly

we knew it was you

all along

and everything you do

you know you do it wrong

all the plans you made

once you heard the call

all the plans you laid

you forgot them all

you do it all the time

you do it by design

all the plans you laid

you forgot them all

[TK]

toast

Broken bartender
I'm on a bender
I won't get over it soon.
Pour me a lot,
pour me a shot,
I am a broken balloon.
The devil has spoken
the devil's not joking
the devil has asked for his due.

3/11/14

The cold of this winter
like death's babysitter
the wind that traces your bones.
A broken blowdryer
both hands in the fire
valentine's day spent alone.

All through December
and half of November
the sash rat-rattled and moaned.
Six nights a week
watching t.v.
a seventh night
watching your phone.

The cold of this winter like death's babysitter
the wind that traces your bones.