in dreams like death

if a day could last forever would we still wish for tomorrow?

those soft moments of sorrow without a yesterday to retreat to?

in tenser days we wouldn't care if love was lost up in the air

we'd laugh and say, "next time you wake a new heart will be beating"

so why protect what cannot die? why say words you know are lies?

my tongue it moves despite my eyes they're screaming

so let us laugh, so let this spit spill down our shirts with caution lit

we'll pray to God to keep us like stray animals

don't forget to wash your hands, break a leg and make a stand

forget the stories that your mother told you

there is no fair, our hearts are bored

as they drained our feelings poured out across the oceans

and settled on their floors

and now i craft a thousand words none of which i've ever heard

they simply come to me in dreams like death

alive and kept aside waiting for more

traaaaaaaaaash

i'm skulking along in my skull skillfully sulking around

i'm tossing in troughs filled thoroughly throughout

how much longer can this last?

CLEVER IDEA. clever empty words that describe nothing

sentinel shark fight

you're just another day we're saying good night to
break the cycle of lying through phone lines
you're just a passing train we're all waving bye to
bag the mark and make a quick escape
we didn't ask you to teach us a thing
your lesson plans are collecting nothing
giving away wisdom from your second story window
let down your hair and we'll drag you to hell
under the sea you can fish me out
bait me, gut me, you got me hooked on
i'll be your dinner, your leftovers, whatever it takes
hungry on me, your starving on you
punctuate the pulse and kill the caught
haha! we win! you lose!
none shall pass, none shall pass, none shall pass

greetings from space

cloudy stars clothe the night
each breaks the sky
shattering breath with each sinking twinkle
a million fiery greetings to kill sleep
a rotation's pay to revive it
hail from heaven crashes through nothing
further away from nowhere
a slice of speed
dragging through immortal into infinity
past castles of light
empty constant shadow
growing wherever the eye sees
and no eye sees it

blogosphere

translating words coming out of paper

pink dandelions sparkle growth inside a plastic globe

and detonate thoughts that cannot be tamed

the stench of smoke chokes my soul

happier days behind the circle

gushing and spewing their fiery reminders

that every day away from the mirror is a sentence you can finish

like, "gods have sketched a face for you"

and tremors of underbrush treat you to thorns

beware the flame that tickles your feet

hold not a vigil but a last stand against all you ever loved

do feelings have feelings?

march towards your best guess

hold that crucifix high if you believe that a belief is worth holding

frigid shadows pass you by

either side they wax and lie

back onto a ride you didn't know started

timid clouds of starbright rain

clash above your window pane

when you squint your eyes they've parted

float along a silent path

into the ear of god's own wrath

baking earths and stars alike

death and life are but a dream

when in this interstellar stream

whisper sweetly to the night

your lucky stars are slightly shy

kick the door in to the sky

vacuumed doom for those afraid to fly

flight from

i can hold my breath longer than i can hold a smile

the remote control is out of batteries

teeth as white as your favorite lies

and a trigger to power on and off

get going to school and learn a little something

perhaps history or a bit of english

i need to know the need for knowing

gotta find a reason before its too late

please me easily i'm in need of arms

happily up for sale i'm hungry 

i've got dates lined up to pretend i'm busy

i need a postage stamp for this

funny books without pictures in print

just words that paint a portrait behind your eyes

kill that need, sir

because it's killing you 

threats in memoriam

I’m starting to forget the sound of your voice
The sound you’re making is a lonely noise
You give me life like a vampire bite
A photo too old to recognize
And your cloud is so high I’m still coming down
Dusty thoughts cleaned up when found