Friday, April 22, 2016

syllables


(birthday cake and chocolate shakes

not every line is an eight)

 

far away from l.a. as one can get

up in the hills, hiking unfit

stoned on a stone smoking more weed

threw out the stem and all the seeds

 

sun raining hot, getting hotter

ham on rye, flask filled with water

full pack of smokes, sunscreen on skin

a never-was is not a has-been

 

quiet’s the word without l.a.

theater absurd taking the stage

sunshine feels good, that’s all i know

misunderstood, gravity’s hold

 

vocal chords hum, words are so weak

no one shuts up, endlessly speak

i’m all alone in my belief

even my clone would cause me grief

 

nothing is real, all is perceived

senses reveal teachings deceive

so here i sit, stoned in the sun

don’t give a shit where ley lines run

 

puppets and strings, a master plan

that’s just a tree, i’m just a man

i’m thirsty now, open my flask

wipe off my brow, quietly ask

 

what would have been, reason her smile

even a grin, was me for awhile

picture i trace, curves of her face

salt of her skin i’ll never taste

 

if she were mine, she would be still

death do us part, health or in ill

all that i feel may not be real

i may not pray, but i would kneel

 

with ring in hand, hope on display

hypocrite me changing my ways

all for her love, life in her arms

say i believe all else is harm

 

walk with her hand gently in mine

goddess of love now my divine

listen to words as if they’re true

tell her she’s right, cry when she’s blue

 

day that we met i fell in love

prayed with regret to nothing above

for she was his, ever will be

all that this is is fantasy

 

i wrote her poems, i even shared

one drunken night told her i cared

we remained friends that never kiss

and my divine rules the abyss

 

where i have dwelt for disbelief

searching her eyes for some relief

what is my point? nothing at all

write without words, play without dolls

 

try to move on, off of this stone

light up a smoke, make my way home

dig in the dark then call it art

freedom isn’t when you’re apart

 

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