If Only They Told Me
If only they told me Right from the beginning “they die you know these people to whom you attach your fondness and they are even
If only they told me Right from the beginning “they die you know these people to whom you attach your fondness and they are even
These lips I kiss Form after formSomehow taste very familiarWho is this evasive woman I seek?So I can recite my linesAnd engage in dialogueAnd when
This is a project that I did for one of my Photoshop classes. We were supposed to design a CD booklet for a band. I
Zen Walking. Oh brother in law!You teach meTo meditateOn each step I takeNever to look too far aheadTo concentrateBecause oh brother in lawYour dog shits
A TRANSPARENT EXPLANATION The X-rays are proofConclusive evidenceExposing my natureConfirming my small heartAnd poor circulation“you’re so cold” you saybut that’s the way I was mademy
DOG EYE BONE The cityThat butcherHacksThrough meat and boneAnd I snap at the piecesMy muzzle gnawsDropsAndGnawsDropsAndSnapsAt anotherAnd anotherAnotherAnotherMy dog eye boneTenseAt the presence of other
Audio version in-this-chicken-coop IN THIS CHICKEN COOP In this chicken coop We are Economic transactions Paying prices Set and stamped Pecking at bar codes Like chickens
STATIC The radio was playingBroadcastingAnd we were communicatingBut I thought I could do betterSo I tried to say moreFrom the frequency stationed in my mindWith
To the Candy Princess From This FieldFrom this poppy fieldI confessI’m comfortableFrom here I contemplateListening to echo’sWith my minds memory playing outThe Symphonie FantastiqueRe-remembering the
A SOUTH KOREAN SCHOOL ASSEMBLY I stand in the emptyTeachers roomBy the windowBehind the flagWatchingPubescent boysOrdered into formationLooking upTo the structurally elevated authorityThe principals harsh
THE SQUID I ate dried squidFeasted on it’s tentaclesBurnt them over my gas range stoveThen dipped them in mayonnaiseAnd I thoughtAs I chewed and chewedHow
Run Young Heart Run I’m wiser Older Though I may feel my pulse race I run not Anymore Run young heart Run From where I
Small Mouth Bass In shallow waterWarmed by the sunIn a tranquil part of the streamA shinny lureCaught my eyeAnd I struck with forceAnd the lure
Here are some poems I wrote while I was living in South Korea.Thanks to Wes De Boer for letting me record while I was living
Here in Time There is no escape Stairs yes Sometimes a chute Another way Yes, sure Why not But there is no escape Everything is