Monday, January 6, 1997

nothing concluded 11

speck in my eyes
blurring my vision
watering the skin
on my face
caught

thought in my mind
confusion in thinking
bleeding my soul
coughing, hoping to again
think straight

not actually wanting
to think straight
because anything
not flexible
might break

just a fly
on the wall here
hearing all that they say
the new breed of young ones
hangin’ out

it still isn’t cool to be the nice guy
nice guys still don’t get the girl
everyone has a story
to prove
they have done it all

did I fall asleep
for a long period of time
or something like that
rip van winkle cat
woke with a beard

was the old man
over there ever happy
and will the three young ones
over there grow up strong
or weak

just a fly on the wall
watching
with all my eyes
seeing still—
nothing concluded. . .

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