Sailing

Raise the jib
Raise the main
Let's sail out
Into the sea terrain
I begin to sail
At a slow steady pace
Waiting for a horn
To start this race
I pick up speed
Catching the wind
A steady breeze
And in second I'm pinned
But all of a sudden
A strong blowing gust
I move faster now
My sails I now adjust
I move into first
And cross the line
A superior sailor
Victory is mine.

Theater

Studying my lines
Looking for an Edge.
I make a mistake
And step over the ledge.
Blocking each scene,
Reciting each line.
When we do something wrong,
The director will whine.
A company of actors
Working as one,
Studying a play,
Trying to have fun.
The final week
Has drawn near.
Before we know it
Opening night is here.
Out on stage
Doing as we prepared.
How well are we doing?
All were scared.
The show is over,
A job well done.
The final victor,
Has just been won.

Our path to self discovery

OK, so I have sent an email out to a bunch of you already let you know what I am doing here... moving in with Jane, I realized that there are tons of poems I have written over the years between 8th grade and my early twenties that I have always said I would publish somewhere. Many of these were written as I was discovering new aspects of life. For better or worse, this was my creative writing over a period of ten years or so. In retrospect, some of it was pretty insightful, while others were just downright cheesy, while I know I am setting myself up for a mock or tow... I am OK with that. Anyway, I hope you enjoy what you see here.

Sit Down and Listen

sit down and listen
have i got a story for you
you won't believe it
even had it happened to you
he rolled up his beat up Volkswagen Bug
he asked me to step to his window
he said i could be his saving grace
then asked if i was from around here, i said no
he wore a us postal shirt
but he stunk of cheap booze and .. other stuff
he had a good story that sounded rehearsed
but all in all he sounds sincere enough
he was down on his luck
been thrown out by his girls
you see she caught him cheating
she caught him with another girl
he said he was staying at a hotel
he owned his own business
and a $25000 Harley
i didn't know how any of this was my business
i knew where this was going
he had no more cash
he didn't have two nickles to rub together
all because of a piece of ass
my credit cards were tapped
i had spend all my cash on that evenings date
i could see he was disappointed
i wondered about his fate
he asked if i had a cigarette
i felt guilty for having quit
he looked at his tank, saw his gas running low
he said i hope this isn't it
as he rolled up his window
and his face began to fall
he said if it wasn't for bad luck
I'd have no luck at all.

The Vultures

desert sun burns
as a man wanders
bare toed burning
his feet covered
life worn shoes
worn thin
falling to pieces
skin burnt
his unprotected head
lips cracked
parched from the desert
a watering hole
he drags
he leans over and
drinks the sand
he falls
he lay there
Vultures circle

It's a boy
-baby cries-
mommy can i open my gifts
yes son
daddy i got my report card today
good job son
hey dad can i have the keys to the car
of course you can son
look mom and dad - i graduated
son we are so proud of you
hey i got a job
i know you'll be successful son
hey guys i just proposed, i'm getting married
i'm so happy for you


aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!

nothing
...
circles
dives
pecks
circles
dives
pecks
circles
dives
rips
flock
circles
dives
east
feasts
start a new

So alone inside (even when everyone knows your name)

I woke up this morning
around a quarter after noon
listened to the screaming alarm clock
and though why'd it have to be so soon

I rolled over and look next to me
the woman lying there, my memory gone
couldn't remember who she was
last night I got so bombed

because hey
I'm so alone inside
yeah cuz everyone knows my name
and when i try to be alone
everyone follows and does the same
I went out last evening
to a local discotheque
tried to get lost in all the people
but it didn't have the right effect
so I went down
to the corner bar
a few drinks later
loneliness never seemed so far
started talking to a lady
her boyfriend said "what gives you the right"
I turned to him and answered
"well because tonight is my night"
he grabbed me by the collar
knocked me to the ground
his lady leaned over and helped me up
the whole time he frowned
she asked what did you do that for
said I was tired of being alone
she smiled and said let's get out of here
and that's when she took me home
so hey - I was so alone inside
cuz everyone knew my name
got tired of playing
all those stupid games
I was alone inside
even though they knew my name
I was so alone inside
and thought no one felt the same

Fly on a wall

sitting in the back
the luck of it all
sitting, staring, thinking
a fly on the wall
the radio plays
chris at the bar
cries in a beer
how did things go so far
the best of friends
long as he can remember
stupid decisions
turned into a great pretender