There Is A Woman Sitting Next to Me With A Flower In A Jar and I Love Her

I heard you dream of clouds
Sitting next to the most beautiful woman in the sky
In her lap is a jar with a flower in it
Full of water
And as she sips from it
I see that I love her.

One Day, I Will Grow to A Giant (You'll See)

Sir could you please sell me a seed?
I want to swallow it whole
Let it burst in my stomach
And together we will grow
I will float over the ocean
Straight to the sun
I haven't got the wings
But I've certainly got the will
A brown whale may swallow me whole
Let it enjoy my body's flavor
I will plant myself firmly inside
Roots and all
Grow out
And try again.

A Man In A Tree Singing From A Park In the Belly of the Brown Whale

I climb a tree with plans
To carve your name
But I'm so afraid to hurt and penetrate
So I just try to get comfortable
On the sharpest branch
It's very cold and my clothes
Try to eat me alive
I picture an old friend
Carefully trying to keep their features over yours
The whale never swallows the ones you hope for
So it's me in a forest
In the belly of a beast
Swimming away from comfort
But away from all that would make me collapse.

Never New

I saw my old best friend
Just the other day
We walked through a garden
He picked me a radish
I dug up a potato
We did this when we were young
Remember bodies of water?
Frogs dancing on lily pads?
Hearts mended?
Arms broken?
He laughed in a way that felt warm
Our new memories
Are smoking pot
Or talking music
His gestures are crying
My pockets are empty
Could we hug?
Back to the garden
Oh please my former pal
Can we die here?

Medicine.

It tastes like it smells
It never heals like the packaging promises
I spent my last 4 bucks to make it
Go away
I sipped it down, swallowed hard
Got a kiss for good luck
But it's aftertaste
Is fucking poison
What do I do?
Do I fall?
Do you know?
I'm scared.
I'm dry
Plant me
Water me
Take care of me
This medicine
This woman
She fails
Fails to heal me
I am my end
I am my end
I am my end
I am my end
I am my end.

It Ended, It's Over.

I have died
I have died without knowing, right in front of her
My body lies at her feet
Why won't she feed herself?
She's picking his bones dry
Soaking it up in blood
I lie rotting, cold, alone
On a cellar floor
The lights bend and take shape
Of all my hopes and dreams
She kissed me! She fucked me!
Marry me at once I ask
She continues to consume him
My prose, my harmonies, my cursive
Simply do not impress
I want to howl
"Why did you kill me? Why won't you eat me? Oh queen, how does he taste?"
But she never would respond
I have died
My soul can only run away.

Belly Up

Papa let the dogs in
They slept in the basement sometimes
I watched from the grass
Then one day the whale
Ate my tiny house
I was left with a city
I was left in the ocean
A duckling sat on my shoulder
Sang me the lullaby:
"Your eyes blur without help
Let your eyeballs make love
Behind the eyelid curtains
And your lashes will dance
Until the sea is hit with sun".

The Prime Time Is the Right Time

It plugged right in
And it sparked silently
"Gather round the glow"
Shhh, shhh, I don't know what's going to happen
Be careful children
I fear I haven't taken care of you
Like I should
"Mother, please
It's nothing new"
Just then she dropped glass
From the '96 car crash
Bled to death
By the used television set
Dead by the news at five
And no time to morn.

Bookends Are Alright

He told me about the lake
He told me about her voice mail
I told him I was afraid of the water
I told him not to call her back
Last summer she left me to die
This summer she loves Jeff
He sure is a nice guy
This summer I feel alive
Last summer I packed my things
I like Lahela the most
The day was sticky and sad
The night I dreamt of making love.

Quiet, Quiet

I lost my love inside a whale
I grew her an apple tree
And threw one inside
I hope it made her glad
The whale has teeth like
Sharp limbs
They scare me real bad
I wrote her a note
"I miss you,
Even though I have you".

I Heard the Talk Radio Hum From Ryan's Room

It's just like fingers dancing on a piano
Or birds in flight
I'm driving to no where in particular
My friend's no where in sight

I got lost in the woods
Just the other day
Owls stared while I choked on pills
The trees suspended their death
Their leering corpses
Their rugged skin

O' dragonfly
Little creature
Begin! Start! First!
Forever
Hush falls upon smooth ears
And phone books continue to pressure.

Who's Fault?

I felt the wind
I felt the moon
I felt her whisper
She felt it too
Tonight it seemed fitting
So I swam in a lake
Picked up rocks and thoughts
I thought I saw her glare
But the mud rose up
And clouded the water
I felt the cold
Yeah, I've felt it all
Swim for dear life
Drown in the morning.