Tuesday, October 10, 2006

nothing concluded 171


there is no law
been said over and over
nothing found
all the research
turns up nothing
 
steadily approaching
twelve-sixteen
wonder if it will
truly end
at ten years old
 
spilled ashes all
over the page
and keyboard
luckily none
got into the coffee
 
spent nearly
the whole day
alone and didn't
mind at all
other half will arrive soon
 
so many thoughts
simultaneously
colliding in the mind
hand pen page
keyboard screen
 
nothing concluded
just wondering
around my own
empty head
worried about money
 
as always
none of us have
enough to do
what we want
and need meet
 
in the middle
of one thought
and into the next
another appears
as if invited
 
we are all being
tricked she screams
there is no law
requiring we pay taxes
as we do
 
confused staring
at a weekly pay stub
with this amount
withheld
nothing concluded
 
searching for answers
to the simplest
questions in the hardest
times was and fear
and violence
 
confused
into believing there
is no other
way back
when it all began
 
they lied the too
ten years since
twelve-sixteen
randomly throwing
more thoughts down...

quiet month

quiet for a month
reaching for a new way
out of the same old
hole in the wall city
east of almost everywhere
sleeping by now
or choking on smoke
enter quiet in a minute or two
quiet too long
so much still to say
just haven’t found
the right road
and the vehicle
has always been
out of control…