outdated defenses
A striking image
that would fall
at the hands
of the modern power

tell me
who I am
if you don't
i'll have to decide
I might decide
I love pain
or math

the end is nigh
maybe the worlds
definitely the years
A celebration is in order
wine is needed
we survived
if nothing else
call the party planner.

My bad
sorry
words so hollow
even if you mean it
what's done is done
will they seek recompense
we can start a feud
can always run
how far is far enough
hope I know it
when I see it.

A glance
By and large
Is not
A declaration of love.

things do blur together
don't they
after a while
it all looks grey
it all sounds like static
and it all feels
like madness
kinda scratchy
headache inducing
it isn't I think
a myriad rainbow of woe
but after a while it all
just feels the same.

what do you have
nothing but my mind
and even that
only on good days
doesn't seem fair
does not
but the beggar
is a job as old
as civilization
at this point they're traditional
what would the big city be
without those sad souls
showing you what you
could be tomorrow.

Should a tongue
leave burn marks
it's funny
what a mouth full of venom
can do to a person
maybe not funny
intriguing
at times distressing.
certainly painful.

how indeed
a practical solution
wouldn't it be fun
probably not
certainly helpful.

be a shame
to wipe the sweat
from your brow
look up from your desk
and realize you've dug
your own grave.

The colors clash
make a mess
an acid rain
drip drop
on the citizens
who wonder
why
Why
human nature.

Well
I have an idea
I don't like it
I don't want it
But I have it
I have a few actually
They **** to
What are you going to do
Nothing much probably
I don't claim the sight
But I expect regret.

sarcastically
a parody
obviously
if you sounded less
than absolutely serious
it wouldn't have been funny
unless you weren't kidding
then you're scary maybe tragic
still kinda funny.

New news
Is worthless
If it's dull
Old news
Is relevant
If it sells
Lies are timeless
Half truths to
Sell them
Hot off the presses
Into the eager hands
Of the now misinformed.

which is to say
with all due respect
I hope to give
great offense to you
who is due no respect
in my opinion anyway
but you know
subtly.

**** the mailman
the bad news bringer
make it look
like they crashed their car
before dropping off the letter
do it to the next one to
and the next
till they stop bringing bad news
and just send you an email
then smash the computer
and build a nest in the crawlspaces
hide till the end
eventually
THEY'LL
get the message
probably.

click clack
fingers on the keys
like hooves on cobblestones
but this is for me
not a passenger
i'm fairly certain.

staring ahead
into the void
or at the painter
sometimes I think
you're painted eyes
are following me.

Faith is for fools
Believe in them
Trust that reason
Will win
And you will find
A monster
Given the keys
To the land
Of now tragic dreams.

A fist
is no gavel
slamming the ground
crying out proclamations
no one need heed
wasted time
making a spectacle
you can be a YouTube star
for a bit.

no waiting
just volunteers
expecting more
I got a participation button
maybe they should
have put out food.

follow us please
we will leave
this place
and make a nest
somewhere better
That Place will be heaven
a physical location
this place
could have been
if not for our kind.

in stasis
metaphorically
time will take its toll
even if you call
time out.

Solved
no more plight
well
solved
like a band aid
on a dam
A really big band aid
at least we aren't
currently drowning
tomorrow people
can deal with it.

Death by stampede
all for half priced electronics
should just shop online.

A statement phrased
as a question
how rhetorical
why ask answered questions
to see if I knew the answer
to show how much you know
cause you're obnoxious.

Dancing
In the meadow
During a snow storm
Sneezing and freezing
come what may
enjoy the day.

What do you do
when you have
nothing to do
think about death
or what you could do
not doing anything
but thinking of all
you could
could take hours.

You have a rather
frowny smile
are you a sad clown
or do you just
look funny when you cry
if you knew the future
would you be here
or would you have just
given up or gone
A different route.

Cosmic forces
rarely bother
to ***** their hands
bending the minds
of earth dwellers
I would assume
more than enough humans
happy to do it for them.

So and So Time
Where the people suffered
war famine and plague
worse than the usual
they had no cellphones.

Glazed life
tasty but unhealthy
should've kept
A better grip
on my soul
or sold it
for something better.

Such a fine fellow
Always handy
With a pillow
And kind enough
To aid in escaping reality
If only for an hour
Or eight
He can be cruel
Staying away
Keeping you awake
Maybe just so you know
Not to take him for granted
Could just be stress
Keeping you awake.

as that
the unknown
can you assume the worst
if it's predictable
without that extra jolt of surprise
can it be the worst possibility.

Can you see it
what could be
what is
through anothers eyes
through the peephole
in the words
is it pretty
probably lies
is it ugly
might be lies to
wanna another look?

Just a dude
a big one yeah
but still
just flesh n blood
the real nightmare giants
are things you can't see
but can feel
things with power
but no head
to lob a rock at.

I threw myself at the sun
and right over a ledge
I thought it needed a hug
might have been a dream
or a prophecy
can't remember if I fell.

Toss the present
into a box
so the future
can laugh at the past
or feel like archaeologists
which is more clinical
maybe learn something new
like what fools we were
and how similar we were to them
might be something worth selling
who can say.

By the book
society should flow
if it doesn't
when
it doesn't
someone has to correct it.

Wander where you will
and sow discord
for a reason if you will
for fun if you want.

it's interesting
to see a burning heart
ignored
passion and dedication
should get
something
shouldn't it
maybe
maybe they stopped paying
the person
who was suppose
to care about such things.

The world is ending
said the man
at the register
the signs are clear
Armageddon is nigh.

cool
cash or credit
asked the bored clerk.

What weeds
cannot be taken out
none
all things
can be shaped
to perfection
depending
on how you define
perfection.

The words circle me
not like vultures
they don't care
what happens to me
it's possible i'm a vulture
waiting for the words
to fall upon the page
certainly no hunter
seeking them out
at the library
or wherever they flock
for the best really
all the best word hunters
are crazy or dead
which is awful.