A Handmade Costume
“Funny how over time, fabric shrinks…
I know I was never that thin in my adult timeline.”
I Remember
“Looking at dance costumes, wondering what the heck was I thinking -?!!!
I’m a drummer, a musician, a baseline-holding groove machine.
But it was a ton of fun to get up and let my self try it!”
Rage At The Machine
“Oh, yes….
I have quivering, pleading emotions.
But I will not let you see the way I’m needing.”
Tsunami
That trough drop of warning
Where inhaling gathers up air
To let loose internal storming
No other heart can compare
Neap Tide
“When amidst it, one does not know if the tide is coming, or going.”
You
“You’re over there – and then, there.
Behind things…
Repositioning.”
Deep Listening
“There’s so much time and space, but I can’t hear what I am seeking.”
Compression
“I go quiet when things become too hard to bear…
I get tired of getting pushed into losing composure.”
(Brave For You – The xx)
I Suspect
“That there is no ‘right timing.’
But there are plenty of ‘reasons’ to not ‘step up.’
And plenty of obstacles that reinforce our feeling ‘stuck in a rut.””
Not A Season
“The Other Side”
Opening Doors
“I’m sick,” he told her flatly.
“Ok,” she responded, accepting. “Can I come in?”
“Wavelengths”
Day & Night
“Cicada”
(Failure – Leo Faulkner)
Coming Home
(New Gold – Gorillaz ft. Tame Impala, Bootie Brown (Dom Dolla Remix)
(Staring At The Sun – Elderbrook & Rules)
The Wind Blows Around Hard Tonight
“And for some reason, the fumes aren’t as bad…”
Head-Bangin’ Stank Face
Me Em U
Seal Pups
“Like Veils”
Reason
I Need This
Word To The Compromised
“Fumes in?
Fumes out.”
“‘I’d Buy That For A Dollar!'”
I Was Asked And Then Replied (Trivia Question)
“Where did the candy cane originally come from?”
“The North Pole – come on!”
(Like everyone should know – and they laughed)
You Want Zombies?
(Love Can Take Us All The Way – John Wagner)
Tall Little Prince
The Power Of Love
Oh
“I’ve got the itchies and the twitchies from some kind of allergin.”
(The Love You Want – Sleep Token)
All Right, Guys
“I have things to DO!
And I must DO them!”
(Every body out of the way!)
Ah-HA!!!
“He foolishly exited!”
(Scrambles to quickly close the door to keep him from hiding under the bed)
The Verdict
“I’m doomed.”
Noooooooo
“I left my bed-room door o-pen!”
(As the cat leaps gaily off into it with a spicey, joyful meow – having just now recognized my folly)
Powering Up
“Finish the project…
And become ‘functional.'”
When That Day Comes
I Don’t Do
“Second day leftover fast food hamburger lettuce.”
(Straight into the trash before reheating and consuming other remnants)
We Keep Trying
“Until we can’t.
But even then…
Keep trying.”
Soul Survivor
“I’m tired…
I can’t do this anymore.
Another battle…
Another mountain to climb alone.
More blocks to eating, resting, dreaming, believing…
I can’t exercise or function well here.
Yet I am supposed to dig myself out of another caved in tunnel…
While suffocating and full of fear.”
Queenager Era
I’m Not Hysterical
“You’re hysterical!”
Rat Race
“Where’s the Go* *amn cheese?!”
Candid Corvid Productions 