One of the hardest things
I've ever tried to do
Is learn to play the fiddle
To play it well
Seems a mystery to me
An unsolvable riddle
Spin
It's an awful thing
When a small
innocuous phrase
is taken far, far, and away
out of context
into the land where demons dwell
where the faceless trolls
point their fingers
and torch you in their hell
yes this is an awful thing
and if you want to be anything
you will know it well
But it's a good thing
just knowing
that the seeds that they are sewing
will poison their rivers
poison their streams
and they'll be choking to death
while you're living your dreams
There’s usually nothing you must do
There’s nothing that must be done
justice will take care of itself
as sure as the rising sun
Ambient Set
I'm working on an ambient set
With my little electronic toys
Dinner parties and traffic
And other kinds of noise
Paint splatters on the canvas
Messin with sound design
Imaginary landscapes and
Conversations of some kind
Car Alarms
Do car alarms ever
prevent theft?
I think they were invented
as a spiritual test
I used to drive a car
with a touchy alarm
that would go off whenever
and only caused harm
one day
I was out in our building’s parking lot
In good old central hillside
and the car alarm would not shut off
and I started freaking out
(aka crying)
And I had to go to a church gig.
and I was like, omg,
the cops are gonna pull me over
because this damned alarm will not go off
And this was particularly distressing
for me at the time
Cuz I didn't have my driver's license
Cuz I had just lost my wallet!
But luckily
A man who was across the street
(who was out for a cigarette)
walked over and
disconnected my car horn for me
He didn’t even say a word
He just motioned for me
to open the hood
And he stuck his hand in and . . .
THE SWEET SOUND OF SILENCE
that man
is my hero
and yes, if you hadn't guessed
I am hashtag blessed
The Struggle
Sometimes I really struggle
When trying to learn something new
And often it's something rather simple
That I am trying to do
It's like my brain just can't believe
That I could learn anything with ease
So I make it as difficult as possible
Mental block and brain freeze
Valentine
Roses are red
Violets are purple
You ride an elephant
And I ride a turtle
Leaves are green
Snowflakes are white
Today it is minus
8 degrees Fahrenheit
Uncharted Territory
The world is uncharted
Still in this very day
There's so much to be seen
And it'll always be that way
Cuz stuff is always changing
from one day to the next
and everything is getting
infinitely more complex
Annual Package in the Mail
I get the same thing every year
when Valentine's day is here
I get a package in the mail
from my old man
it's a heart shaped box
of yummy chocolates
he mails one to all the girls
in our clan
I'm pretty sure
My brothers don't get anything
for Valentine's day
and ya know what?
everyone is happy
havin it dad's way