They’re staring at me Gaze intense Eyes steady Those holier than thou’s Those pardon me’s With their facial twitches Judging by proxy Brevity in their stance And I open my mouth to speak Words pouring like a faucet Watching for change Yet none is forthcoming And I wonder why I wonder who made them God … Continue reading Those Pardon Me’s
Do you remember, when you were a kid, in first grade or whatever, making a pencil holder out of popsicle sticks for your mother? It could have been for Mother’s Day, or for her birthday, or for just some random Thursday because your teacher ran out of the “cool” projects to do, and it was … Continue reading First Grade Reasoning
“All eyes on me, in the center of the ring, just like a circus. When I crack that whip, everybody gon’ trip, just like a circus. Don’t stand there watching me. Follow me. Show me what you can do. Everybody let go, we can make a dancefloor just like a circus.” – Circus, Britney Spears … Continue reading Circus
I often wonder what it would be like to be an extra in a movie or TV show. I mean, they’re on screen and you see them, but you don’t really see them. And when you do glance at them they seem to be deep in conversation with other extras, and I wonder what they’re … Continue reading Extras
The song is on mute again Words scrolling across the screen Characters in a language I do not know A careless whisper barely heard Yet followed by heart And I switch on the sound Lost in my own semi-consciousness Tuned into the subliminal Betrayed by my own frequency Trapped on repeat Bounding around inside my … Continue reading The Song
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