04-20-13 Use Your Magic Wisely

the door is open
and splinters of light
come bursting through
from the ancient dawn

yawning in the morning
spawning golden curls
yearning in your heart
for a hot cup of coffee

autumn birds tweet
without electricity

somewhere below the center
where children of the moon
dance and sing in celebration

planted seedlings sprout
small roots to the ground
growing into giant trees
becoming a hidden forest

running for the finish line
feeling powerful in the end

safe at home
quiet peace
warm comfort

locked out wasting the days away
lost inside a one bedroom apartment
loaded up on radical philosophies
looking away from the obvious truth

sitting in the electric chair
strapped in ready to go
finally alone with no regrets

the secret lies
between these lines

masquerading behind beautiful imagery
obscuring a far deeper meaning buried
below the surface of the front pages

sitting on a bench in the park
reading good news in the paper
reflecting on the times we live in
before slipping away into yesterday

diving into the mosh pit
crashing to the ground
busting your face apart
then getting up to do it again

illustrated in the masterpieces
spray painted in the subway
meditating in the moment
breathing in the dank city air

melted ice cubes in a summer drink
so relaxed sipping afternoon cocktails

cool fresh breezes whisper soft mint kisses
chocolate covered jellybeans taste super sweet
cherry soda pop fountains splash fizzy bubbles

putting together the missing pieces
doesn't seem so easy as it used to be
like you used to do in the other world
when your best days were still ahead of you

sleeping inside a spooky old cavern
listening to ghostly giggles echo in the distance
showered in the center of a hypnotic glow

snowflakes piling up outside our windows
hot soup simmering on the kitchen stove
snuggling up under several warm blankets
drowning inside the pages of a good book

higher than birds flying north in the springtime
looser than a ladybug in a shady grove on Sunday
sharper than laser beams bouncing off mirrors
cooler than an ice cream cone in a winter blizzard

refined to weed out
all the inconsistencies

polished up nicely
to look sparkling clean

several bottles of wine later
we wandered way down
into the bad part of town
and got in trouble with the law

robotic spiders in the night
the flowers grow in darkness
ultra violet radiation destruction
the door is closed

04-19-13 Blue Whale Haiku

Floating through the seas
Dominating the oceans
Giant water beasts



   

04-18-13 Punk Rock Runaways

grab the cash
and run for the hills
hide away for twenty years
then spend all the money

drop the razor
scrape the needle
listen to the music
cheat on your homework

move up then fall back
pretend that you are energy
change your grip a bit
save the dinosaurs

mix drinks at the bar
figure out the riddle
your soul is open
seeds sprout roots

hot smash bonus
out on the tracks in a trance
lazy sunshine stories
falling in love with death

4-17-13 Falling Down The Stairs

Woke up early
Dark outside
Rushing out
Tumbling down
The hard staircase
Deep bone pains
Black and blue
Stunned on the floor
All laid out cold




       

04-16-13 Mourning For Boston

We dig down deep
into our broken hearts
to make sense of tragedy
to find strength to move on
to honor the spirits of those we lost
and to continue the fight against evil

These wounds will heal
as time passes by slowly
the flowers will all dry up
the tears will dry up too
the pain will never go away
and their memories will live on forever





       

04-15-13 Culture Clash In A Brainstorm

flash forward familiar
out of the eye inside
expert witnesses together
highly sophisticated reality
with tons of friends united
bonded through a spark
with world spirit rising up
through venus flytrap gardens
entangled in lightning crystals
crackling cherry pop rocks
like magic masterpieces
rolling through paradise
moonwalking on air




     

04-14-13 Surfing The Midnight Airwaves

It's a cause worth fighting for
In an age of taking action
Sneaking through the shadows

Obsessed with excitement
Chasing the thrill of adventure
Moving silently like a ninja

Secretly turning on my television
The good old black and white set
Tuned in to Channel Eleven WPIX

Faithfully exploring the final frontier
Following the nightly galactic voyages
Of the starship Enterprise on Star Trek

Entering into the Twilight Zone
Escaping into another dimension
While drifting off to dreamland


 

04-13-13 Northern Lights Shining

green and purple
warming trends
long cool exhale
soft pale moonlight
flickering bright
silent skies so high
on top of the planet
all lit up on stardust
quiet in the evening
with nowhere to go

04-12-13 Subtle Evil Imperfections

road turns
back at the crossroads
plastic bubble kiss
devil wish unleashed
forbidden sacrifice
vicious heart of blood
sad destroyer of hope
killing dreams for fun
pitchfork hidden horns
red skin burned alive
necktie blind assassin
scientific masterpiece
noodle soup hot soul
if you listen to the words
you will learn the hidden truth




       

04-11-13 Popular Violence

powerful crowd reaction

to insanity running wild

in the moments before

a beautiful slaughter

revealed the ultimate secret

self destruction out loud

flying off the top rope

in a smoke filled room

under the hot spotlight

gushing blood all over

showered in applause

   

04-10-13 Lazy Days In Metropolis

Walking through Central Park
on a hot summer day in the garden
breathing the clean fresh city air
watching pretty people pass by

Green grass and tall trees
skyscrapers towering in the distance
colorful kites sail above our heads
as frisbees whiz across the blue sky

Rock bands jamming at the summer stage
soaking our feet in historic fountains
break dancers blasting their boom box
eating hot dogs with a cold can of soda




           

04-09-13 Dead Meat Masterworks

apples fall from trees
monkeys swing from branches
paintings hang on museum walls
bullets fly in the streets

dinosaurs drive down highways
elephants dance above the big top
asteroids crash into your bedroom
daffodils explode below the ocean

mountains sway in whispering breezes
eggs talk between cartoon meetings
avocados eat chainsaws for dinner
telephones grow extinct in the future




       

04-08-13 Loch Ness Haiku

Lurking deep below
Underwater mystery
Rising to the top



     

04-07-13 Second Chances On The Road To Salvation

promiscuous amounts of awesomeness
crossing Houston Street flossing teeth
blindfolded without traffic lights flashing
when all the central scenes converge emerging
surging without a power supply silently smiling
by candlelight like it used to be in the golden days
before computers and mobile phones took over



   

04-06-13 West Side Hideaway

take a trip downtown
in the shadow of the sun
yellow taxi cabs racing
bicycle messengers riding
through the neighborhood
watching ghosts pass by
while crossing the street
against the flow of traffic
escaping underground
sneaking through an alley
disappear into the back door
fading into quiet seclusion




     




 

04-05-13 Epiphanies In The Electric Church

the lights came back on again 
and it was just this surreal scene
of shock and awe and joy 
people were hugging and crying

it was like we had all been baptized 
we had climbed to the mountaintop 
and when we jumped off
we found that we could actually fly

walking around town
high fiving strangers
all bets were off 
anything was on the table

I always go back to that feeling
of knowing that anything can happen
now that's how it felt every night 
like we were watching miracles 

04-04-13 Blues In The Evening

BLUE waves
sad eyed BLUE
sky BLUE sour
raspberry BLUE
bayou BLUE blood
BLUE collar BLUE
Smurf cartoons BLUE
crystal BLUE persuasion
BLUE whales swimming in the
cool BLUE oceans of Earth




     

04-03-13 Ballad Of The Miniature Man

He sleeps in a shoebox

and steals socks to make clothes

running away from the family cat

across the living room landscape

He feasts on crumbs

that fall under the dinner table 

but he will never fall in love again

after Barbie broke his little heart

        

04-02-13 French Fry Fascination

favorite flavored frogs
flying freely from
former farmers flipping
frozen fruit facilities
finding fragile flashes
flaunting fabulous fashions
fortuitously flowing for
fractured fame fantasies
fictionalized in fairytales
forgotten fast forward
feeling freaky funky




     

04-01-13 Early Morning Shark Attack

sunrise up over the horizon
daylight shimmering in the tide
swimming in the shallow bay
drifting into the deep dark cove
suddenly devoured in one bite
ripped to bloody shreds of flesh
a crimson pool of guts floating
on the salty water's still surface