singing slightly out of tune
a missed note and a little flat
a buzzing sound in the back
of the throat
a numbness overcomes
eyes won’t settle down
jittered frayed nerves
and a fade to black

pop open the cap and let the steam escape
an ocean drowned just to hear this mistake
two doors open and four slam shut
a sign with arrows all labeled what
a breath, a sigh, a laugh, a cry
a life lived on foppery and whim
while ignoring the floor caving in

a twisted dark path leads to the edge
a scrape
a bell in the distance
far away you can make out a face
a reflection slightly cracked
a mistake you can’t take back
a regret that will surly fester
into a xenophobic gesture
passed the soot covered walls
over the cooled magma floor
through a charcoal alley
down a charred stairwell
an awkward glance down
despair

a straight light path leads to the center
a resolution
a harp in the distance
far away you can make out a face
a reflection radiant and pure
a mistake given a cure
a regret that was truly absolved
into the warm arms of those involved
passed the golden walls
over the hard marble floor
through a bright alley
up a brass stairway
an elegant glance up
hope

singing slightly out of tune
a missed note and a little flat
a buzzing sound in the back
of the throat
a numbness overcomes
eyes won’t settle down
jittered frayed nerves
and a fade to black

There was a glass
and there was a drill
I used the drill to drill a hole in the glass
when I pulled out the drill
that I used to drill the hole in the glass with
out of the glass
water came out of the glass
from the hole in the glass
that I drilled

You may not understand this
this maybe above your concept of thinking
but the question remains…

Why are you touching me?

enter
space
back
space
tab
lock

onto the fledging blue I stroke
and into the bulging purple I choke
on the sand that is in my throat

shift and shine
as I try to find
the reason for the reason
but there is no one to talk to
here

I sit on the beach and watch the sun go down
and wonder

enter into the space
step back into the space
then lock yourself into the space
it is shimmering inside of your skull

brain damage instant foil
pockets of must
into the captured frown
and I think maybe
I ran out of steam

but I keep going on
and on

all about nothing
looking for the reason
and that purple sight
that maybe will be
repeated

so as I walk
down this road full of concrete
I slow down just a bit
to overlook the statue of man