09-09-16 Selfish Jellyfish Smelly Face

Ugly face on your tattoo
Ugly tattoo on your face
Make up won't cover it
It won't cover your make up

Rings of jewelry bling out
Fingers of silent success
Strung out on cheese sticks
Hot wings flying deep fried
Can't get enough champagne
Free for all to see at the mall
Calling all fall fashion freaks
You can't deny you hate it

Never mind a trip to Neverland
Whenever you need to escape
Scrape the dirt out from your eyes
Hanging out with mythical creatures
Smart phones will capture Sasquatch
First before the hunters have a chance
You never even tried to find the money

Broken down social structure
Nothing hurts more than pain
Kiss me goodnight never again
In dreams of rotting pumpkins
Stolen in a daring midnight raid
To fill the bags full of candy

Fortune teller told me to run
Stay home to avoid the curse
Stepping on the bird's nest cure
Sucked knowledge from plants
Vanished on a visit to the zoo
Reading books on the subway
Missed your stop again today

The east meets west the easy way
Somebody turned off the music
Street songs bubbling from below
Underground steam rising above
Like the night light in Philadelphia
Walking barefoot through history

Leave your mark one way or another
Murky mud in the muck luck savage
Between screams the beans explode
Eating spaghetti sauce on a white carpet
Always soft and crisp in plastic wrap
In a better mood before the big bang boom

Your technology dissolves against life
The tide we turn will churn the water
Sandy beaches broken back again here
Where you never smash your hot dog
I rarely even drink sweet soda anymore
Trying to take healthy steps to get better

09-08-16 Ticking Away

broken clock works
always running out
where there is never
enough to go around

years and days pass
marching on again
in relentless ravages
through persistence

the only move
is out in the universe
we all have to share
this planet together

there is no difference
between you and me
we are both the same
brothers without a name

on another journey
our paths will cross
and we'll have fun
when we have time

so little left to spend
it heals all wounds
it is of the essence
but it always runs out

09-07-16 Left Behind

Everything is in the same place
Exactly how you left it
But now you are gone
And all that remains
Is what you've left behind

09-06-16 Mystery Masterpiece Blend

Keep it fresh
Feel the flow
So many styles
In the pocket

Ride the waves
Inside your brain
Reverse mind twist
Switch back again

Split second decision
Changed life forever
Fortune breeds glory
Fashion bleeds insanity

Electric youth parade
Next revolution phase
Experimental hot lunch
Energy is eternal

Balloons on fire
Across the ocean
Madness for passion
Open action channel

Rest stop mafia
Truck driving man
Fast food feast
On the road

Hurt your heart
Don't stop now
Heal the pain
Open new wounds

Turn the pages
Read the book
Write your story
Make a movie

09-05-16 Summer Mix Tape

a heart
that launched
a thousand
love stories
has endured
the pain
of rejection
and has enjoyed
the thrill of
passion

those pieces
are shattered
so you can
stash them
in your pocket
or hold them
in a locket

chapter nine
love potion
spring fever
young lust
summer blues
reggae sun splash

favorite songs
on a mix tape
for you to have
and listen to
every time
you miss me

09-04-16 Still Missing You

Life goes on
Seasons change
Babies are born
The world turns

But there is not
One single day
That goes by
Where I don't
Feel the pain
Of losing you

09-03-16 Unlimited Dreams Reborn

In another language
Paradise grows inside us
Fulfilled to the extreme
Exactly as you wish it to be

We make dreams reality
Wired into the main network
Watching the movie of our life
Wandering through the universe

Living in outer space
Sliding on moonbeams
Drifting out in the stars
Surfing the cosmic waves

09-02-16 Notes From The Echo Chamber

inspiration is everywhere
in pools of love and madness
flowing ever so strange
like a fountain of knowledge

couples holding hands together
kissing on the sunny sidewalks
or in the dark of midnight light
glowing under the silver moon

influence for your thoughts
a penny weighs a thousand pounds
we don't care about your problems
that sounds like a nightmare

out at the beach with x-ray vision
playing in the fresh radiation waves
splashing in the sunshine sand castles
never had this much fun before

09-01-16 Eyewitness To The Experience

Did you see it
Drifting through the night
Like a lightbulb flying away

Did you hear it
Roaring across the sky
Like a fireball blazing

Did you taste it
Burning on the tip of your tongue
Like licking the top of a jet engine

Did you smell it
Smoking up the planet
Like gasoline and brimstone

Did you feel it
Touching your heart
Like a physical epiphany

08-31-16 Endangered Elephant Haiku

Save the elephants 

While they still exist on Earth

Extinction is near

08-30-16 Strong Brains

Don't think about it
Don't think about anything
Don't even think about not thinking

Clear your mind
Refresh your memory
Recharge your battery

Stay on target
Ignore all distractions
Keep your focus on staying focused

Mind over matters
Exercise your thoughts
Don't even think about it

08-29-16 Destiny Is Meant To Be

You were always meant to be
A hero with an amazing destiny
Somehow you always knew it
And you carried it inside you

Maybe the story is already written
We are simply following directions
Or maybe it's the true desire in our hearts
Waiting for the day when we can shine

08-28-16 Second Coming

Tricks up your sleeve
Easy to believe in magic
Watching miracles happen
In the streets all around us

Mother Nature will provide
The energy to balance it all
Calling on the ghost warriors
To join us at this dark hour

Radiate your light upon us
Sing the blues at midnight
Cast a spell in the name of love
Save the world all day long

08-27-16 Saltwater Up Your Nose

Beach bums
Under the sun
Swimming in
The ocean blue

Waves crashing
On our heads
Body slammed
Into the sand

Jellyfish floating
Up to the surface
Cute little crabs
Pinch our feet

You stink like the sea
After swimming with me
Breathing in the salty air
Breezes blowing your hair

08-26-16 Filling Blank Pages

You can fill your days
With acts of warfare or
You can fill your life
With acts of kindness

You can fill your dreams
With thoughts of hatred or
You can fill your heart
With peace and love

The choice is yours
To write your own story
Will you be the villain or
Will you be the hero

08-25-16 Sasquatch Versus The Space Invaders

When extraterrestrials arrived

The truth was revealed at last

As Sasquatch tribes emerged

From out of the deep dark woods

To defend our planet from invaders

It soon became clear 

That Sasquatch is our protector

The hidden spirit of mother nature 

Our defender and our Earth warrior

A magical beast with special powers

So the battle raged on for weeks

As Sasquatch destroyed alien ships

The space invaders were no match

They retreated back to the stars again

And Sasquatch vanished into thin air

08-24-16 The Memory Games

There will be another time
To tell old stories once again
And laugh about the good times
We have together every day

There will be time someday
To honor the memories
Of those we've lost
Along the way

But for now we've got today
To make new memories together
As we run and jump and play
Without a care in the world

08-23-16 Subtle Hints Of Autumn

While the heat of summer

Still has us in a stranglehold 

There is brief relief

As a cool breeze blows

From somewhere unknown 

There are quick reminders

In the scent of dying leaves

In earlier sunsets and later sunrises

There are whispered promises

Of a crisp chill in the air

Where we'll all be freezing soon

08-22-16 Dreams In A Wishing Well

Candlelight nightmare songs
Romantic destiny in the park
Struggle to regain some sanity
Time to sit and think for a while

Fantastic spaceship ride at school
Wishes for happiness do come true
Watching movies on Saturday night
Holding hands on our walk home

Hope those lightning storms dissolve
Look into your heart for the light
You are stronger than you can imagine
Don't ever give up on hopes and dreams

08-21-15 Thrown Away

Tossed out
In the trash
On the curb
Picked up
By a truck
In the early
Morning
Transported
To the dump
Buried alive