Next Album – Where are the Heros?

fragments of herself are all she’s got to give me one portion of a tri-fold antique vanity mirror – she has the other bit over her sink in the bathroom where are the heros? where are the saviors? where are the everyday ordinary people doing extraordinary things? what are the extraordinary stories?

Close To You – Kate Wolf

I like the way you smile It reminds me of a happy child It makes me feel a little less alone I miss you when you’re gone The hours they stretch on and on Like water dripping slowly on a stone You’re such a mystery the way you look at me With that light that … [Read more…]

Shine

i can’t catch my breath or take my eyes away this obsession’s wrapped around my neck my heart beating, beating, breaks i don’t want to shine if i can’t shine for you i don’t want to see the night if i can’t hold you i don’t want to find my way if i won’t find … [Read more…]

Ending things

Trying to write more these days, you must notice. I just moved my blog from the dormant but we still store it category to the slightly-more-appealing-to-advertisers writes daily category. At least for these few days. I realize Blogger must be quite passe at this point. 1. kite – crepe paper wings 2. bird – feathered … [Read more…]

Lumbering

Chorus (melody 1): I couldn’t stop even though I’d hit the ground Can’t stop I’m diggin’ my way deeper down I don’t want anyone to see me now Verse (melody 2): Candy melts so slowly in my mouth Still I wanted to hold on a little longer Memories fade, feelings stay sharp Branded on my … [Read more…]

living ghosts

i’m not over it yet – all those people that come and go. they take part, they love you, they share moments of my life and then they are gone along w/ the dorms, the cabins, the lakes, the flights, the classes… those people those places those faces they are gone. they inhabit my dreams … [Read more…]

Paper Cranes – Silence

Silent, agreeable, pleasing, accommodating, humble, deferrent – abused children, dominated children she’s not alone. all her friends are here, her audience is here. everyone has come to see her performance. her cat looks at her from the bed, the bearskin rug on the floor, her one true critic and stuffed rabbit Structure: – long verse, … [Read more…]