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...however

if stars align 

you’re here on time 

money arrives  

no hint of a crime 

 

fates cooperate 

dates don’t change 

your sister leaves 

the lightest traces 

 

back don’t act up 

cat don’t wake up 

don’t rain next hour 

hitting traffic by four 

 

then sure 

we might 

have something 

there

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The Nothing

The nothing 

there’s a parasite 
that slips inside the mind 
found on every corner 
even in the water 

it attacks at night 
leaves you non-responsive inside 
if it reaches the heart 
you’re gonna be a goner 

it’s the nothing 
it doesn’t have a “y” 
it’s something 
that eats up our lives 

the nothing 
taking up our time 
shitting out money 
leaving you dead inside 

the ch...

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That Crooked Line

 That crooked line

 

I hold grief in one hand

hope in the other 

I can’t tell you 

which is stronger 

 

washing sins in 

that dirty river 

sticky and dry 

I remain  

 

walking that 

crooked line 

into a future 

not feeling any wiser 

 

moving towards 

something softer 

that whisper 

calling my name 

 

 

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