Don’t wait for the weight of dead days to drag you down. Don’t listen to the wind if you don’t want to hear the awful truth. Don’t talk to yourself if you can’t take the company. Don’t talk back or double backtrack; don’t litter the sidewalk with panic attack or stumble too long on the edge of the sea. Don’t shout at the waves that crash at speed control barriers or throw insults at aircraft carriers. Don’t cross level crossings with bells and whistles strapped to the inside of your... Read Full Story
Here I go courting that melancholy muse With eyes super-glued to my surrealist shoes Whose laces are ceremoniously welded together In an attempt to be cynical… yeah whatever Yup, those idiot shoes on bright new wheels Trundle along as the long week decrees that Monday steals what Friday deals and the managers rattle their captured keys We deep cleanse our conscience with moral decay™ Never averting eyes from the newsreader’s array of shiny new suits and dazzling dentistry lies... Read Full Story
Irritation comes about when the world does not conform to expectations. Exasperation and frustration ensue when change is not instituted to the causes of irritation. Anger sweeps exasperation to one side as it seeks to know the reasons for everything; every dropped object or irrational machine; every minor infringement of common sense. Rage is the edge of logic that does not find those answers. Rage is a force which does not confine itself to causes. Rage is a cause without rebels to... Read Full Story
The works of last night’s dreams… Gazing at the future through trick lenses that distort headlines and astrological predictions through the past’s hard lessons historians employed by the winning side little voices nag and loud voices condescend to know where you hang what makes your world turn Birds argue incessant in dew laden trees waking the dead day with cursing nests feathered. The clouds of morning… Schizophrenic bed-wetters hiss the tarmac on automatic transmission raising the... Read Full Story
Ellis Island 1902 Measure the width of a thought the length of an idea.Add a liberal (Not to be confused with Libertine) dash of prejudice and a sprinkle of xenophobia (if in season) You now have a solid and malleable mass with which to work. From your little toolbox of aphorisms and clichés you may now remove your dogmahammer. Being careful not to apply too much lateral pressure, hammer the concept into a shape that best represents your... Read Full Story