Portland, Oregon Born in Globe, Arizona.
Went to college in Santa Fe, NM - studied theatre.
Lived in Seattle from 1991 - 2005.
Began writing poetry under the name "Jason Matson" in 2003.
Moved to Mexico for five years to work on a documentary about World Citizensh 6 followers / 1.2k words
"I'm not your pinche half-eaten left-over burrito that you don't really want anymore but feel guilty about throwing away." Either way, dude Heartburn's coming.
Sometimes poetry just writes itself. All you have to do is listen.
Hey you up there! Flying around in your underwear I know you’re busy Saving the world and stuff but I gotta tell ya It ain’t enough. Yes, you can jump buildings In a single bound But we really need you Here on the ground. Just look around, man. I don’t understand How you came to be But defying gravity Is not something most folks can do And unlike you We can’t stop a bullet With a mullet and a Mountain Dew. So you might as well come on down And help us move some **** around Cause we got a lot of work to do And we could use a guy like you. Or two.
Go ahead then Let it end. I can't pretend it matters anymore. The door Is on the floor And I am at the threshold Inhaling the fresh old air From the land of I Don't Care Where hope and glory Have no story And nothing reigns On the plains in Spain Though the cards remain There's no one left To finish the game.
When a heart is shattered, the pieces remain, To record the impact, to register the pain. Forever more, they lie on the floor, Reflecting back their jagged disbelief At having once been a part of what used to be a human heart.
I bow my head Remove my hat And say with reverence that There’s more to this Moment of bliss than meets the I Behind the veil The Holy Grail Awaits The touch of your lips So take a sip Of sacred wine And hang thy sorrow Upon the vine.
Next to my pillow lies your shirt from the last time I saw you. And each night I hold it up to my face. And before I open my eyes in the morning I breath in your molecules. They enter my lungs and make their way up to my neurons. Have you seen my neurons? They're amazing.