I am
the way
I am
because
that's
the way
I am.

You are
the way
You are
because
that's
the way
You are.

I am 22 years old
and I'm scared of
the dark.
Not regular darkness-
the kind that makes
you question
whether or not
there are people
under your bed
waiting to
grab your ankles
when you run
off to Mom's room.
The shadows on the
wall ******* you
too much to
get out of the bed,
but when you finally
get up the courage
to reach out
and flip the switch
they end up being
kittens and flowers.
How silly of me.

i
am
in
control
of
my
thoughts.
thanks
for
that.

Al Capone probably didn't listen
to the guy's whole story
when he knocked his brains
out of the park.

Stop me if you've heard this one.
You're in a dark theater
groping the air for
obstacles
as you stumble
center stage.
You realize there's a trap door
underneath you,
but it's not just any trap door.
It's dates that you'll
throw up on
and the beginning of bad habits
that keep you there,
and everybody here is your friend,
so you sit down and
hang out for ten years,
for the fun of it.
Then one day somebody
bings up a spotlight.
Just step in it already.

We're
all
just
grease
spots
on
a
back
woods
road.

Too much of a good thing
can always end up
throwing you off.
For example: I've been reading
entirely too much Bukowski
lately.
I wanted to write a poem
about a family sitting down
to Thanskgiving dinner,
and the crazy uncle
whips it out.
Instead of writing a dissertation,
I'll just remind you,
dear reader,
to be thankful for
every single daisy
and every single
beer.
That's the Bukowski talking.

I'll be Norma because I'm
an Old Soul,
and you'll be Joe just because
you're Joe.
However, I would
never shoot you
in my pool.
I love you enough to
let you chase after Bettys
because I know
I'm crazy like Norma Desmond
a lot of the time
and that is just not good for you.
I'm never ready for my closeup,
******.
I don't have a pool either.