on the list

one way to look at it

you marry and divorce
everyone you meet
love's neverending force
in strangers on the street

selfish

a cactus cries his eyes out

"and spacemen disguised as cactus
are standin in a row
tryin to hold their breath
withhold what they know"

-"cowboy's lullaby," trevor garrod

sum sum summertime

flashback 7th grade

imposing fines

Help yourself
Take it all
Save me some
Screen your calls

Fall asleep
By yourself
On your side
In a ball

Spin all night
Get up tired
Try to be
Not a liar

deadlines make
time bunch up
some's for them
done with us

won't compete
come home late
last one out
lock the gate

send your love
down the line
starts with fire
ends with fines

quinceañera

balboa park, 7/15/06

lucky singer haiku

calla night

nacho & me

i'm not from here, i just live here

it's not a goodbye
if i'll see you next week
but you packed all your things
& you patched up the leak

you won't turn around
to see all you'll miss
the world spread ahead
so much more than you wished

you were the glue
that stuck us all here
but your lease is run thru
& we're melting with tears

your star will explode
into powdery light
wherever you go
will be that much more bright