I break the soil going either way, never one to speak highly of myself.
i'm always worried. awkwardly comfortable in situations of existence,
waiting for the day i know everything will be alright.
my band of friends can't go a day without saying the a-word, understand?
mr. Barney could easily put out a box set, and mr. Berg needs to sleep.
i need to quit this job in order to attain my sanity,
i've had a taste of the good life
and have built an addiction to something out of my reach.
now i'm a fiend for, a fiend for, a fiend for what?
orchestrating another's opus and forming it into mine,
i'm waiting for the sun to not waste an ounce of time.
i had to return home to realize i wasn't suffering from homesickness at all,
it was all inside my mind.
it took a graduation to help me grasp my own.
"it's really not that bad." i understand now what mr. squire spoke of.
in hopes of being in a better mood,
i listen to music every single morning on my way to hell, it's quite a ride.
surrounded by those i'll never be like,
i think that it's learning my experience.
so as my mind flies by, i reach out and grasp it.
i still wake up wishing i could play guitar,
and that will always happen until i end this vicious cycle.
until then, i'll find solitude in this pen
and in the dollar bins across the plains of excitement.
kicking myself, standing on the edge with a dumb look on, snapping out of it,
asking, "what was i thinking?"
kicking myself, standing on the edge with a dumb look on, snapping out of it,
asking, "what are you doing?"
kicking myself, standing on the edge with a dumb look on, snapping out of it,
asking, "where are you going?"
kicking myself, standing on the edge with a dumb look on, snapping out of it,
asking, "why?"

Okay, commenting as I read!
ReplyDeleteSituations of existence is clumsy. Just plain situations would sound better, or something else clever, don't forget that your clever.
"in the dollar bins across the plains of excitement." Lovely!
I think that whole first verse/stanza could make a killer poem. It is full of honesty. I'm not quite sure if the chorus bit at the end improves anything. Though, I do like the way "with a dumb look on" is worded.
Keep posting!! It makes me want to post more!
2 things... There is a large, large post slowly growing like a benign tumor in my drafts. For this, I mostly blame you. I don't have any idea how long it will be before its done. It feels like falling headlong down a deep, dark hole and wondering when, oh when will the bottom come slapping up to squish you.
ReplyDeleteThing the 2nd: Come to Iron and Wine tonight at the Galivan!!! There should be something like an army of us there this time.