some people like you

they like what you stand for
they hear your message

good for you

still it doesn’t mean anything

it’s an award.

J.G.Lutes

the birds

as beautiful as they are
they survive
outside.

J.G.Lutes

stash in your pocket
keep it for years
don’t dance with your girlfriend
no need for the beer

catapult matches
he’s not short on the charm
over the top
as he hangs from her arm

look at your friend group
who’s fooling who
shadows will follow
as long as there’s food

measurements carry
the very same weight
alone at the top
no time to wait

around and around
cant carry me home
imagine the world
without your own phone.

J.G.Lutes

we’ll continue to
talk about
the change
of seasons

it’s easy conversation
an easy conversation starter

and it’s boring
and it’s safe

and I don’t
have to ask you
how your mother’s doing

and that’s good
because I know
she misses me.

my sleeping is poor
I cannot relax

my body hurts
my mind is wet

the legs and arms I have been given
are malfunctioning

the summers summer is ending
and the air is cool.

green
blue
and the Moon

makes herself
so unmistakable

there’s
no room for you.

all of that
countryside

out there
past the city
past the airport

none of casualties of civilization

I could
not find
an inappropriately
placed
anything.

All We Want Is Some Magic

there is this fantastical world
we create in our heads
when we see
something material
and lovely

a beautiful house
desirable car

or something like a beautiful house or desirable car

we fantasize

about how attractive
those people are
how wonderful
their children are

the elaborate vacations they take

they have a beautifully groomed dog
with the right name

tremendous parties
and they live carefree.

J.G.Lutes