#deals
I go back to the darkness
To exist with the pieces of her that remain there.
Fragments of laughter, echoes of childhood
Flicker between the shadows
I would walk back into hell
If it meant all of her could escape
If I could gather her shards
I'd use my own blood as the glue
If the pain I failed to protect her from could be my own
I'd sink into the pool gladly
And let the poison drown me
Would I lose myself? Yes
But she would be free.
Mar 24, 2025
Mar 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM UTC
“It’s just a rough draft,”
he said with a laugh
but the joke is half epitaph.
I know I’ll regret it
this helping him edit
his thesis, this knife,
that will cut through my life.
Somehow, it’s become real
this part of the deal
where my dear Dr. Peter
will vamoose from our theater
where I’ve acted like I could go on
when I return next year, and he’s gone.
Nov 29, 2022
Nov 29, 2022 at 2:20 PM UTC
Shaking the grains
of salt like rain
over my fries
I bite into a burger
of my free order
and find a sizzling fly
You may laugh
but it’s a little rough
when dandruff
is white icing
on a blueberry pie
A free meal
is a risky deal
and I tell you no lie
once I found there
a metre hair
I choke and nearly die
I pull up to the counter
complain to the waiter
who couldn’t give a jack
just a dingy diner
at the mall
with free meals
and worse of all
you can’t ask
for money back
Mar 20, 2022
Mar 20, 2022 at 4:44 PM UTC
So What's The... " DEAL "...
With Those Who Use Drugs
To Make Their Lives Run... ???
By This I Mean...
How Do DRUGS Make Lives For THUGS... ?!?
And BUILD THEIR... " KINGDOMS "... !?!
Pay For Cars And FANCY Yards... !!!
Where They Live... LARGE... !!!
HARD... DARK And FAST... !!!
Because of... " CASH "...
They've Stashed Like Hash... !!!
And I Mean The GOOD STUFF... !!!!!
That Helps Them DASH...
From Land To Land UP IN Mountains...
Where Governments TRY...
But CAN'T BUY These Guys...
Whose Grade Is... HIGH... !!!!!
You See Deals Are Made...
… ALL Over The Place... !!!!!
And Violence GAINS...
You STATUS And GAME...
ESPECIALLY If...
You SHOW That You're BRAVE... !!!
And Willing To Behave...
In Ways That DISPLAY That You're UNAFRAID...
And Maybe Just A Little... INSANE... !?!?!
Like Maybe Say.... ???
Due To PROBLEMS Made...
HAVING To... SHAKE... !!!!!!!!
Some ******** Bikers...
Who Liked To Get HIGHER...
Than A Drug Inspired...
Richard Pryor ON FIRE... !!!!!
Your LIFE On The Line...
So You Go One Night...
Where You Know They... "Hide"...
And Request To See THE HEAD...
of These... Biker Men...
And QUICKLY Suggest...
As You Face BULLETS... !!!
That You... " Sit And Talk "...
Instead of Go To WAR... !!!!!
As You Pull A GRENADE... !!!
And... Simply Say...
“Now make a wise choice,
or we die today !”
Now You're ALL ALONE...
In A GUN FILLED Zone... !!!
But A MOVE Like THAT...
Is One That SHOWS...
Over Drugs Like Coc'...
That You WILL EXPLODE... !!!!!
UNLESS Some RESPECT...
Is QUICKLY SHOWN... !!!!
Now That's Just The Way...
That... SOME Deals Go....
But Who Can You TRUST...
When That's How You Roll... ?!!!?
Now I'm Talking Bout' DOPE... !!!
NOT **** But... SNOW... !!!!
That... Back in The Day...
Most Heads Called... “ Blow “...
Now Deals Over ****
Like Most... " BIG DEALS "...
Have A Tendency To CEASE.
Because of... GREED... !!!
BELIEVE Money FEEDS...
How Dealers BLEED... !!!!
And Also FEEDS....
Their.... DESTINIES... !!!!!
That End Up Like VADER... !!!!!
From Drugs To...
Oh YES... Marriage Papers...
Deals Are Arranged In DIFFERENT Ways....
And Some REMAIN In Dealers Brains... !!!!!
I Was Told One Day...
By A Guy Who'd Made...
Some Deals SO REAL...
That Certain Scenes He'd Seen On TV...
Were TOO MUCH For Him To Watch... !!!
Because of MEMORIES........................... ...
of Deals That He'd Done...
Back When He Was Young...
That He Stated Were... STUNTS...
ALL Related To.... DRUGS... !!!!!
So Be WISE And RECOGNISE...
That You NEED To MOVE RIGHT... !!!!!
And NOT BE TOO FAST.....
To Sign Or Cross Lines...
When What Is REVEALED...
Is A Chance To Make....
Some.... " SHADY "...
.......... " DEAL "........
Jun 24, 2020
Jun 24, 2020 at 9:51 PM UTC
…your faith, the pool on which
My pebble skips. Your faith only ebbs. If
I could, I’d steal ashore and
Cast a whole beach for…
Sep 15, 2018
Sep 15, 2018 at 11:40 AM UTC
Choking and gasping,
and fighting for air.
I'm drowning in sorrow,
but to weak to care.
I fall to my knees,
and I start to dry-heave.
These tears stream my cheeks,
making it hard to see.
I fall on all fours,
and I roll to my side.
This pain is unreal,
tearing apart my insides.
I welcome the pain,
as my life starts to fade.
A life not worth saving,
to many mistakes have been made.
A debt now collected,
there is no blinding light.
It's becoming so hot,
and there's fire in sight.
I don't think I deserve this,
but then again who would?
A life full of regrets,
doing what I thought I should.
The pain it cuts through me,
but I find I can stand,
and a tall hooded figure,
takes me by the hand.
I look over my shoulder,
and see myself on the ground.
These tears burn my face,
but I don't make a sound.
He leads me away,
through the fire and flames.
The fire doesn't burn me,
but it hurts all the same.
I think back to that day,
and the deal that I made.
One day seemed so short,
for the price to be paid.
But then I think back,
to your beautiful smile.
Your pretty blue eyes,
and it all seems worthwhile.
You were mine once again,
if only for a day,
and it was worth every second,
no matter what price I pay.
So I’ll burn for eternity,
for this ultimate sin,
and if given the choice,
I would do it again...
Apr 13, 2018
Apr 13, 2018 at 7:59 PM UTC
The last time we were in court she said I could have Ava’s Roasters
But here I am and here she is
What the hell
The judge said specifically since I’m the one with insomnia I could have the 24-hour coffee shops
It’s two in the morning
She’s never awake at this hour anyway
It’s like she’s a whole different person now that we aren’t together
She’s not even here with anyone
It’s not like it wasn’t a fair trade
She got everything else
She got the grocery stores in town
The two main parks the freeway commute the bar I showed her in the first place
I mean she even got the burger joint, she doesn’t even order burgers there she gets the ******* salads
My lawyer said I should’ve kept some of the things in town
I know I should’ve it would’ve saved on the gas but
There was going to be fights and I just wanted this **** to be over
Besides I don’t hate the drive and I mean I haven’t missed running into people from high school
I just wish I could call the judge about this
It’s my time
I have poems to write about her and how could I possibly do that while she’s in the room
I mean since when does she need mocha’s this late
This is my thing
She already stole my heart
Sep 18, 2017
Sep 18, 2017 at 9:52 PM UTC
What I have is a pitch
angled at nothing
and I envy the limber crowd of bees,
and I envy the spider’s easy meal.
The low hum of a wash cycle
competes with, then dislodges my dirge,
gradually builds a golden,
natural looking wan expression.
Diffident? Go out and meander
content to accept the indifference of meaning.
This walk is not a protest.
This work was only ever play.
Suitable for all skin types
our explanations can’t help themselves,
run like British accents on trade
and explain away any need for help.
Non-streaking conceits
you know best how much you are worth.
Oct 23, 2016
Oct 23, 2016 at 9:02 AM UTC
It's usual when one moves a stone,
There's things there that one finds;
Someone tries selling a car,
To rear-end us and our hind.
Amazing all the deals one's offered-
Insurance to seal us in our coffins;
Stocks to secure our future,
Anything to get our lucre.
The stone can be a pebble,
Inocuous at first glance;
But move it and one finds oneself
Involved in false romance.
Roll a boulder,
Lift a rock, of any make or shine;
Well find someone's beneath our heels-
The blind leading the blind.
The creepy, crawly bottom-feeders,
Are waiting for our kind.
Sep 12, 2016
Sep 12, 2016 at 3:33 PM UTC
Do we choose the life we’re given?
Is it a deal made from before?
Perhaps made with the devil
His lures are hard to ignore
Yes, I made deals with the devil
Before I reached this foul Earth
But I’m not so good with making deals
So I’ve lacked lighter skin since birth
Some others have better fates than me
They are given such beauty and grace
But what right do we have to determine
Of which one is the fairest face?
And what would we puppet fools sacrifice
For a finite time of beauty?
Not the bloodshed of human race,
We wouldn’t be that selfish, oh surely!
Yet I watch millions die from something
As simple as the colour of their skin
Who is the real underlying winner here?
Who are they to escape from this sin?
I know the answer every day
Is it something you’re afraid to know?
That if you could, you’d do it again
For the devil who’s enjoying this show
Now if I could, I’d like to go back
To just before I cross the gates of life
To tell myself that it all shouldn’t matter
That how I look like shouldn’t bring me such strife
Did, or would you, make deals with the devil?
Don’t worry, all we humans are flawed
And ignorant enough to so much as believe
That such a devil could perhaps be a god.
Jan 6, 2016
Jan 6, 2016 at 7:22 AM UTC
Backstabbing, double-talking
Collection of crooks and creeps.
Oily tinhorn picks the pockets of
The common man while he sleeps.
Corkscrewing rhetoric
The worst you have ever heard
Spoken so that in the end there is
No meaning to the words.
Sidewinding viper’s nest;
No warning rattles on their tails
Criminals being paid too much
That really should be in a jail.
Four-flushing deck-stackers
Two friends and a stranger.
Dressed in thousand dollar suits
All unrecognizable danger.
Mean-spirited jerkwads
Blather daily on my teevee.
Cutpurses and footpads.
Mostly all the same to me.
Dressed up nice and talking
Smooth like a baby’s ***
Don’t expect me to vote for you.
No thank you, I will pass.
Gutter crawling, bile spewing
Butter won’t melt in your mouth.
Carpetbagging, underhanded
Favorite sons of the Old South
And some forked tongued Yankees
Siding up with traitors and smiling.
Glad-handing, baby kissing liars
Notoriously, falsely beguiling.
In case you find me too subtle
With my message to you and your crew.
There isn’t a whole lot to recommend
Anyone with wisdom to like you.
The only positive use for you
That one can readily foresee
Is to serve as a shining example of
What a politician should never be.
Brent Kincaid
4/21/2015
Apr 22, 2015
Apr 22, 2015 at 10:34 AM UTC
We made deals with boys,
Like one would with the devil.
We committed crimes to achieve:
Attention,
Happiness,
Beauty, and
Anything else they wanted.
But every deal has a price to pay
And I paid the ultimate price
When I realized I committed all the wrong crimes,
Because you still didn't love me.
Nov 3, 2014
Nov 3, 2014 at 12:58 AM UTC