Thursday, March 13, 2008

excuses, take your pick,
the lesser of two evils :
1. i've been chasing my tail,
2. i've been chasing my shadow.

i've been wanting to write
but words have eluded me.
how did the language
i have trained with;
etched in my mind;
intertwined with my tongue;
tied around my fingers
for the last 25 years
... just melt like butter?

i tapped on my compass
- tink, tink, tink...
but i wasn't thinking
everything is running
on automatic.

i remember a friend
once told me that
one should always
drive a manual
before one forgets
because they're so
used to driving an
a.u.t.o.m.a.t.i.c.

(computers make
you stupid?)

i guess that advice
worked with life too.

yeah, lost...
but just a wee bit.
just trying to find
the right platform
so i can board the
next train of life.

but i guess getting lost
is just part & parcel
of the greater journey.
& isn't that the focus?
the journey?

well, but that's just
what they say.

i say i believe i'm at
exactly the right place at
exactly the right time.


angel of mercy
how did you find me?
where did you read my story?
pulled from the papers
desperate & hardened
seeking a moment every fix

all i wanted to say
all i wanted to do
is fall apart now
all i wanted to feel
i wanted to love
it's all my fault now
a tragedy i fear

angel of mercy
how did you find me?
how did you pick me up again?
angel of mercy
how did you move me?
why am i on my feet again?
& i see you.

b.

my everything & nothing at 12:06 PM |a