you had a cat that kept gettin
out
would always come home with fleas
but ugh
you bombed that house
over and over
out of love for that damned feline

I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement
I dont care about your autobiography
I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement
I cant sleep in my bed
I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement
You dont love me
I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement
I decided to lay on the pavement

junk food

i wanna reeses yo
drink?
iced tea in a can*
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track team cant run the hurdles

ambient engine // turn // over sounds
im livin sum kinda dream
if it's american or not idk
ambient siren // stream // over sounds

i gotta 1.60 in change
enough to buy
2 snacks from the corner store
or one tamale

ambient engine // turn // over sounds
im livin sum kinda dream
if it's american or not idk
ambient siren // stream // over sounds

and we ambivalent observers
hors d'oeuvres
pass the spinach balls
and the gruyere next

ambient engine // turn // over sounds
im livin sum kinda dream
if it's american or not idk
ambient siren // stream // over sounds

can i get a diet coke
make sure it's canned
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*the wire (2002)

this is not a poem

dry ice explosions at LAX; flights delayed no one harmed
i said it before but ill say it again:
let's eject the waltons & rave in their bunker

this is not a poem
this is not a poem
the other day you watched youtube videos
about neo liberalism // social marxism // &self immolation

mormons make the best murderers
but we all know that technology can get your groceries
for free (not a song from the 1980's)

this is not a poem
this is not a poem
the other day you watched youtube videos
about geomancy // the prison complex // &ufo's

senate may come to a decision & avoid default
while the NSA collects address books
i'm still about that party in the walton's bunker

this is not a poem
this is not a poem
the other day you watched youtube videos
about existentialism // necromancy // &quantum physics



...this is not a poem

so you try to fill it up
to avoid it
with new pants
mundane tasks
talking with friends
&
bad action movies

but it nags & gnaws

emptiness /w loss
             compounded
          /w interest

future shock

pixel data heart
pixel data thumbs up
technology moves forward
and bb i got future shock

this one's fer you

technology moves forward
to trap us in our past

millions of bytes of data all stored in a cold locker
technology gap // tooth smile

you see me smilin'
you see me winkin'
the pose is for you
the posture the posturing of confidence
                          of happiness
                          of face value

flip the coin and it's all heads
someone in a factory far away made this for you
to consume
and bytes aren(t) a slice
of life

krary muzak in the drug store
it's certainly not home
& you're probably away from everyone you love
but there are still potato chips and beer
there is still free streaming TV
and michael westen to keep you company
writing like jenny holzer or ben austin
is
impossible
but there's still beer there's still beer

fraud & torture

dollar store headphones
china turned the treble up
& forgot about the bass

from far away
things look...ok
it's only after close inspection
{peel back layers of PET}
    {tests are  made}
   {fraud fraud fraud}
   
/////////////////////////////////

stirring controversy is as easy as
as easy as
as easy as
saying something unpopular
and that can be distracting
fer sure fer sure fer sure

fer sure she said
don't torture yerself
thru
crunching candy teeth
chewing
the sound of chewing ice
in a quiet room
is torture enough
mechanical // mechanism //mecca

fer sure she said
don't torture yerself
thru
slit slice eyelids
scathing
piercing thru my back
is torture enough
mechanical // mechanism //mecca

fer sure she said
don't torture yerself
thru
vivid memory dreams
ephemeral
REM firing synaptic visual cortex
is torture enough
mechanical // mechanism //mecca

/////////////////////////////////

dollar store headphones
china turned the treble up
& forgot about the bass

from far away
things look...ok
it's only after close inspection
{peel back layers of PET}
    {tests are  made}
   {fraud fraud fraud}