A POEM A DAY
GIANTS IV The Giants napped Through the humid afternoon. Sapped and sweaty They played foot games And rubbed each other And kissed each other And finally slept For about an hour Before going shopping Like Giants.
BEAUTY * COURAGE * STRENGTH * TRUTH
GIANTS IV The Giants napped Through the humid afternoon. Sapped and sweaty They played foot games And rubbed each other And kissed each other And finally slept For about an hour Before going shopping Like Giants.
CHEERFUL Let’s switch gears here for a sec: Everything’s not always a wreck, There’s no noose around my neck. Feel free to stop by and check. Yes, the bottle can be a bitch, And I do love to scratch that itch, But … Continued
DESTROYER One shot, two shots, three shots, four, Five shots, six shots, then some more. Get fucked up and hit the floor. Watch your wife walk out the door. Smoke up, snort up, shoot up drugs, Spend your time with … Continued
I WILL DRINK I will drink until I cannot walk. I will drink until I cannot speak. I will drink until I am a circus geek Covered in my own shit and Biting the heads off live chickens. You think … Continued
GIANTS III And so the Giants fought throughout the night And the moths tended their wounds among the mighty blows And the dark earth did rumble with their stompings! And the dark sky did echo with their howls! And the … Continued
GIANTS II And so the Giants fought throughout the day And butterflies tended their wounds amidst the blows And the earth did rumble with their tramplings! And the sky did ring with their bellows! And the butterflies were quiet And … Continued
GIANTS I So the Giants work together to make a world Filled with fun and love and understanding But they also work together in a world That is the opposite of those things So the Giants compromise
TREE DOES NOT CARE Squirrels climb on Tree, Tree does not care. Birds nest in Tree, Tree does not care. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Tree does not care. Sun, rain, wind, snow, Tree does not care. Men come, men go, … Continued
FEAR AND CRAVING IN TX I used to drink a dozen beers And keep my shit mostly together, But there were many times I acted the fool And a couple of times I fell in the pool But I mainly … Continued
EMPTY PROMISES (HAIKU #122,921) I’ve said, time after time, last time was the Last Time. This time I mean it.