Murmurations
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Visitations
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Though I can adapt,
You left me for scrap. Steal away on a bus Or sit here and rust. Maxo, my boy, You're more than a toy, Beyond any means In a world of machines. Our dreams, holding fast, Still coming in last. So long as they rate, Let's follow our fate. Since no one else cares, We'll ride these affairs. Another go round Suit up and fall down. Here's a news flash, The king is still cash. Whatever it pays Keeps tinting these greys. If the future's in chips, I'll give you some tips. Cash out when you can Or flash in the pan. This hot iron skillet Won't melt when you grill it. While frying the bacon, This seat is still taken. 8/30/26 ZONE S5E2 Georgie Porgie, Pumpkin Pie
My son's been shot and so have I. Eenie Meenie, Miney Moe Take me instead, Lord. Let him go. Good times all a memory now, Flashbacks with a guilty vow. I wasn't around to watch you grow. A wounded soldier now in tow. The action we saw in our day Took the place of time to play. I still imagine that you are ten, Before you made me guess again. I want us to always be together, Though I come and go, just like the weather. At the window, you hope I'll show. Good to see you. Time to go. "Where do you go each time you leave?" Back to aces up my sleeve. At the table, I don't have to deal With who you are or how you feel. Deluded, still, through misty eyes And all those heartfelt alibis. Expecting you to digest them all, While waiting for my next phone call. Please take the time to read my letter. If you forgive me, you'll feel better. Perhaps someday, you'll understand Why and Who and What I am. At that time, you'll be the mirror, Though I won't see myself any clearer. Hopefully you will, and that's what matters. Not my doubletalk chitter chatter. 8/28/26 ZONE S5E1 They went out too far
And lowered the bar. Cornball's the word For laurels, absurd. An hour and more, With nothing in store. Fresh out of ideas. No Ave Marias. I don't understand. Maybe that was the plan, Cutesy and cheeky. That bucket got leaky. Come down off it, Rod. This season was odd, Bloated and banal. I'm changing the channel. It did have a chance, But down came its' pants. All for a laugh. I'd fire the staff. Oh wait, that was you All over my shoe. One season to go. Hope better's in tow. So great up till now. I don't understand how This misstep survived To keep the light alive. 8/25/26 ZONE S4E18 All aboard
Your just reward. Then walk the plank. This heart just sank. There, there, my dearest lady. This fog so thick and grey. You cry just like a baby. We all must go away. Off and cast adrift, While heading towards a port, We've sailed into a shift. Come, come now, be a sport. You know we tried to tell you That here you don't belong. Our future brings a deluge The past goes on. So long. Please try to understand. Don't follow in our wake. This life here now demands The mist, our souls to take. Just paddle towards horizon. Take comfort as you row. No counsel or advising Will change the way you go. Goodbye now, darling couple. Please try to do your best. When this life gives you trouble, The Lady Anne still can attest. 8/23/26 ZONE S4E17 I called you all,
Though risk a fall. At right with mind, I'm the talking kind. You need my help. You want advice. I see myself As your device. You've shown your trust And your respect. So now I must Not this neglect. Come here, Johnny. Heart on your sleeve. Daddy loves you Now, time to leave. Pry loose distraction, Suffering and pain. It's time for action To be whole again. You've been my children, While we reprieve. I've kept you so long As you believe. Thank you, sir. Tis kindly, Your counsel and your call. Just as you taught us rightly, You cannot have it all. 8/21/26 ZONES4E16 There's no time like the present,
Though the past ticks effervescent. Fizzy, buzz and bubbly. Nothing brash and ugly. I like to see it clear, Through a shiny, bright veneer, Polished on the shelf. I buff it up myself. Today's just not the same. This life, no more a game Of tag and hide and seek. Still, a paycheck every week To bring home to the wife. They say it's a lucky life, That puts dinner on the table. Steady, secure and stable. Though sometimes, what's expected, Clouds a life that's unreflected. Then, the angle of the mind Finds a comfortable unwind. I can replay it all. Memories dance and call. We could run and laugh and sing Without disturbing anything. But, I should accept today. The past must go away And run off home to dinner, Then sleep within my childish inner, Who knocks, occasionally, At the door. To bring me something I left before. 8/17/26 ZONE S4E15 Hey Mister, what do you say?
Can you still come out and play? It's your turn to throw the ball. If they don't like it. Fuck them all. Hey Mister, you dropped your watch Down inside that bottle of scotch. Time to forget those pickled voices. What becomes of responsible choices. Hey Mister, can you spare a dime? The old gang's calling in pantomime. Fading away, but not forgotten. The apple cart has gotten rotten. In the after, letting go, No one's waiting, just so you know. We're up ahead, around the bend. The beginning leads to better end. The past belongs back in the past. Today is whooshing by so fast. Caress it as it slips away Into the golden hour of every day. I've kept these moments inside a box. I take them out and wind the clocks. Back an hour, maybe two. Maybe I just can't let go of you. I see you in the grasses green, The glinting rays and in between. My heart has stitched you up so tight, It seems what's left still feels just right. 8/18/26 ZONE S4E15a Your hand is shaken.
My heart is taken To flights of longing. Lark sing-songing. To what this honor? You were a goner And now you're back With flatter snack. A tray of travel. My life unravel, Will come to nothing But my undoing. Ok ok. Now go away. It's all what for Now there's the door. Let's not be bitter. You're just a quitter And I'm the trial Still in denial, Yet always hoping That I'd be winning, Instead of coping In the seventh inning. So long, farewell. Now go to hell. The devil too Is through with you. 8/14/26 Now they're here to stay.
They won't ever go away. I'm finally at my end. It's time to this attend. For every move I make, Their eyes are wide awake. For all that I have done, The choices has left me, none. From the cellar, comes the call. The shadows growing tall. Come down and meet your fate. Your pleading comes too late. We know what we have to do. There's no more room for you Beneath the basement floor. Come closer. Lock the door. You've given us new life. It's time to take a wife. Your friends belong to us. Please, let's not make a fuss. It all works in the end. We will begin again. You must listen to our appeal Enclosed in waxy seal. Thank you for taking care. Devotion like yours is rare. You've clearly earned your place On top the placard base. 8/5/26 ZONE S4E13 The devil you say.
Whisk me away, Smiles Dapper Dan. No flash in the pan. In my hometown, There's no money down. We trade and we try. Forever blue sky. But that's looking back, Through chinks and a crack. The light that shines through Can't wait up for you. Try over again. You sink or you swim. What's waiting for me, You saw and I'll see. But after rebirth, My dick in the dearth. The hands of my watch, Hold nothing worth much. Regret that I came. It's never the same. Our minds shine and polish What time has demolished. Tonight, the cruel twist. The heart, like a fist, To open then close. Where it stops, no one knows. 8/7/26 ZONE S4E14 If wishes were fishes,
I'd sail the seas Casting out riches To all that I please. I'd make it look easy, Light and so breezy. Then put my feet up. Another full cup. But the hoof that goes into A mustang and pinto, Roaming the wilds, Alone and exiled, A constant reward, Overcoming untoward. Hungry and sore Hoping for more. The sun beating down. There's nothing around To shelter from heat. And little to eat. Every small gift, An achy leg lift, So much to regard. A constant reward. Take all that is yours. Tally your scores. Out here on the stoop, Spins life's hula hoop. 8/3/26 ZONE S4E12 Tight lipped.
Circuit tripped. When why we're here Might disappear. Go have a cig Or flip your wig. Give me a kiss. It's what I miss. No wonder why It's tears we cry In the abyss. Alone in this. Around, beside, The water, wide. The canyons, deep. Now get some sleep. When you awake, The pond, a lake. To feel the now, And not know how, Though just believe The truths we weave Into a coat. It's cold on the boat. The other shore Waits ever more. But on this bluff, Is just enough 8/3/26 ZONE S4E11 |
