devil time
and Pyrex pipe

whatever will you find
so late on a weeknight
that is not found
every other night of every other week

Pyrex pipe
and devil time

margaritas, marijuana,
everything i need
and eye drops in the morning

my favorite gypsy
first cut
early take
quit while you're ahead
but you never do

that hammond *****
really shining something through
my favorite gypsy
don't get too friendly
but you never do

Pyrex pipe
and devil time

i was just a star
i meant for you to name
nothing more than that
you were just the devil
if the devil's name was music
and he still stayed up late
writing songs for everyone
takes all kinds
to give power to the name

Pyrex pipe
and devil time

my favorite gypsy
stays up all night
devil's got a lot of songs to write

that hammond *****
really shining something through
if you could hear it as clearly as i do
but you never do

I got the worst human deformity, a kind heart and extremely sharp mind.

Universal
You know the bandage pull
And how they say you should
Remove in one yank?
Oh, for comfort, true.
I've got the addiction
Just like you.
Meet me on the carpet crisscross
And we can slowly tug the
Adhesive for the pain we need
Over days. Better yet, stay.
We can hide ourselves for years.

The nighttime
is a wet black pit
that crosses
grass and mud
then cuts
through a metal fence
eroding the earth under
the security
of its’ silver chained links.

A small thin swirl
of white smoke
spills out of
my electronic
cigarette
as I try
to stay awake
and alert.

The storm begins again.
making trees lean heavy
with the weight of
this wet wind.

It’s not
the salty tears
of an exhausted
atmosphere
crying here
but blood,
acid tainted
and flowing clear.

The rain is
an inch thick
translucent
membrane
covering
grey stones
on an old
gravel road.

Cold as death
the whip cracks.
White light
explosions paint
the grey cloud covered night
with new puffy colors.
Thunder sounds
its vicious strikes
as nature’s menstrual cycle
flows steady over
my vibrating windshield.

The storm does not subside
but blurs the street lights
that ride parallel
to my late night patrols.