Today 3:00 AM

Sometimes when I get too drunk and can't sleep
sometimes when it's three in the morning and I can't sleep
mostly when it's dark enough and I can't sleep
I toss and turn and curse the world
and then still awake
I stare at the ceiling
and quietly
miss you.

. . .

Disquiet.

Sometimes you need
your friends to have your back
your ambitions to keep on track
sometimes you need to get lost in thought
sometimes to not care about a lot
sometimes to have a change of pace
sometimes to stay in a place

Other times what you need is silence.

. . .

Litmus

Sure,
someone poking at you
once in a while
is a nice change of pace,
but how okay would you be
with your insides laid out
for someone else to discern
what you are made of
once and for all

...

One Motif, Many Songs

In chasing
in circles
a belief in the present
a hope for the future
One could argue
Faith is the underlying motif
in God
and other science fiction

...

Never in repair

We are not trying for change
We are vying for applause
Jumping knowing we'll fall
in a second, minute or day
back into the sadness
that is our stable equilibrium

. . .

In Theory

On a friction less surface
with no external factors
and perfect conservation of energy
I'm doing real well in life.

Objects in Space

I find it difficult
to be objective
specially when the question
is me being the object
of your affection

. . .