The French Have A Saying For It

this night
has beat my mind
into submission
that will only lead me
further into the arms
of my lover.


running out of....
we pretend from time to time that
we have all the time in the world
to enact our plans into action.
that we have all the time to
stay out all night and watch the
sun rise over the city scape.
time is a beautiful illusion that only
functions in our minds and knows
not the true essence of existence.
we age in almost imperceptible ways
until we look in the mirror and see
the strangers dead eyes glaring back
with a sadness only the damned know.

quick quick quick

the day may be over
but the night is only beginning
to greet us in her arms.


don't ever be unfaithful.

draw me close to you with your absence.

Things I Want You To Know.

Stick to your convictions
because no one but you can.

Give your heart away once
and let it be broken.

Let yourself fall in love.

Don't question everything
because not everything
has an answer.

Cry now and again.

Laugh whenever possible.

Listen to the words coming
from your mouth,
you might be surprised at
what you are saying.

Sleep Well.

Don't Work A Job You Don't Like Just For The Money.
Money doesn't exist in nature but we foolish people
seem to have a need for it.

If you are reading this and breathing, then take heart
because there is hope for you yet.

You Will Never Be Perfect But Do Not Let That Deter You From It's Pursuit.

Not Everything You Were Taught About Life From School And Your Parents
Is Going To Be Right For You.

Not everyone wants to hear whats on your mind all the time.

You Look Beautiful.

Go to the beach during the day and then at night in the same day
and marvel.

Let The Wind Mess Up Your Hair.

Dance when the music moves you even if you look like a dork.

Write.

Play music.

For one moment consider a very ridiculous idea as being possible.

Know when to be impulsive and when to plan.

Believe in a religion or don't but don't bug others about it.

The Media Lies To YOU ALL THE TIME.

Turn Off Your Computer.

Make Out More Often.

Get Drunk More/Less Often.

Try Drugs.

Know when to moderate your vices.

Forgive.

Take A Stupid Chance.

Tell Someone You Love that You Love Them.

Kiss me.

Excuse Yourself.

Everyone is an asshole.

Everyone is wonderful.

I Love You.

Do Not Let This World Crush Your Spirit.

Grow Up

this brief spring
divergent paths
are what we are
all embarked upon.

some will meet again
in the future tense,
others will not.

that our paths diverge
is not a sadness in itself
for it is better that we met

in the briefest of springs
than to have never met
each other at all.




we are the sum of our best and worst experiences.



We look to the sun to answer our questions and heal our bodies.



we are always becoming the people we hope to be.

unfinished late night bits

we turned another day
into night.
sitting by the empty screen
in a chair too low
it all comes into
a strange focus.

sometimes
it is much better
to be alone than to
take the company
of those
who would
much rather
be somewhere else.

A Piece Of Advice

Overnight
never trust someone who has had their success
come over night.
pay your dues and let your work speak for itself.
everything else doesn't matter
and never will.

In a Different Time In a Different Place

did we really dance in the rain
or was that a dream
of a night never lived?
i wake up thinking
that perhaps
it was all real once
in a different time
in a different place.
all we have is what is
in our hands and hearts.

sometimes patience and stubbornness are opposite sides of the same line.



let us escape this world in a breath of the gods
and become the immortals we truly are.

For No One In Particular

Sometimes I would rather hear silence than have to hear your voice ever again.

Pursue The Madness To It's Logical Conclusion

J in Torrance
you can call this
a chance encounter
because i don't really know
how else you would describe it.

it has been more than a few months
since the last time i stepped into ---------------
to get a bite to eat.
the last time was surely
last year at some point.

i would always go in with a few
coworker friends and sit around
talking about absurdities.

i remember seeing your face then.
so young an beautiful.

today,partially from hunger and desire
for a decent sandwich i stepped in.

as i went to pay i saw you behind the counter
wearing your hair up beneathe a red cap
that is part of your uniform.

we spoke and talked about past recognitions
of each other. you had a beautiful smile.

you made sure to tell me to come back.

maybe i will.


performer
who i am
in my day to day life
is not the same person i am
when i am on a stage.
tonight will be
just another
example
of who
i like
to be.

Education and Knowledge Beyond Understanding

Transformer
We see the universe through a pair of blinders.
It is so wondrous that we can hardly comprehend
there being even more than what is visible to us.
To the sides,above us and behind us there are
things we have not seen but can look through us,
at us. We are hurtling towards the same knowledge,
the same truth but through different routes.
At the end of this stage, the next chapter will await
us to begin writing it.


Class
This is a lesson that will take
an entire lifetime to learn.
Many more await
since this education
spans time and space
in all its infiniteness.