Thursday, February 24, 2005

nothing concluded 150

he may not have it
all figured out
still learning as he goes
onward and deeper
into random thought

sinking deeper
into the chair
with every minute
getting closer to a time
when he's got to rest

more thought
tomorrow
what is being
written mind wandering
far across the country

nothing concluded
as the days start to tease
the population
with thoughts of spring
months less smoke

he's lost in a sea
of his own ideas
can't seem to pick up
and go thirteen years
later and nothing to show

so many have heard
and exchanged words
and ideas how many
respect the man he believes
he has become nothing concluded

four books at once
a million directions
shaky like the speed
of sound loud like
the light from above (below)...

Saturday, February 19, 2005

barely 10 degrees

barely ten degrees
outside inside
almost seventy
head spinning
from all the smoke
if brother was here
he would be drawing
as I sit sketching
these thoughts with words
he makes a picture appear
capturing a moment
as I do with words
drawing thoughts together
like laces of the shoes
so they don’t fall off
this is a long steep climb
no one has returned
to explain what comes next
must remain ready
for a challenge no matter the size
cold enough to crack skin
make it dry and bleeding
the predawn funk
also known as the ride to work
dreaming about that next day off
desperately wanting to sleep it off
make the big move onward
upward no matter who is watching
or how dirty the hands might get…

Tuesday, February 15, 2005

nothing concluded 149

everything changes
minute to minute
who is going to explain
what has been done
to the next generation

who will go first
never straying far
from the truth
nothing concluded
as far as eye can see

he'll just keep
ongoing even
when he burns
out all the herbs
rasta—nothing concluded

changing with every breath
life out lasting
all the yesterdays
remembered by own
former inspiration

eye rise daily
with the Sunday
nothing concluded
when clouds
paint the sky

the color of the highway
beneath this car that moves
too slow everything changes
and that maybe the last words
of encouragement passed

on to the next generation
mistakes made giving
power to tyranny
history constantly
repeating one war

after another
they say it's
all the same
war against terror
nothing concluded

with oxymoron-ic phrases
and a cowboy pose
just to piss off enough
people to create a daily buzz
nothing concluded...

Friday, February 11, 2005

nothing concluded 148

as if none
with the same name
have been written
standing upside down 
thinking about

all the days
that have already gone by
nothing concluded
as it were again the first
in a series of so many

strange and random
thought as it gets later
realizing he has spent
no time editing
with a fine tooth comb

useless as the headstand
in the basement
of what fun it is to ride
nothing concluded
all the way...

Sunday, February 6, 2005

three point won four

about an hour he sat in traffic
waiting on an exit only slowly
approached nothing he could do
but wait patiently a silent insanity
over took nearly everyone
in the shiny metal rolling boxes
what it might be would surprise
everyone if they could do the math
easy for some illogical to others
and still others might pass out
while he is sitting right there
three points to anyone who can guess
what he's thinking about
and the one who knows won't say

four times  the same light
blown out like a candle
on a belated birthday cake
remember days
when it was all about the game
the chase like chess reality style
who sits in the war room
contemplating imaginary moves
plan a strategy or sit back
and quit the game

three points one for
who it matters less because
who knows exactly which
conversation is which and
eventually it will be undeniable
then what who would notice
one has got to be
bringing home the bread

three point one for
the money shot out of a canon
like some freak no one knows
or cares to dare to speak
and lines of communication
more open than ever but
what's not being said
is more interesting
and if you were paying attention
you would know as well
what three points
won four...