The lady at the bus stop had her hair buzzed
pasty face with sunglasses, her lips were red
She was wearing a manilla suit, with a ribbon wrapped around her neck
and a man with a beard told her it was going to rain on Monday and Tuesday
Not knowing the umbrella was intended for her skin

Pinned on a cork board, like splendid wings,
Displayin' blues and yellahs....
Ten moh' minutes please...trust me it ain't so bad,
Not today, or yesterday
But tomorrow looks good.

Detective Baliton

Funny Joke:
Right next to the women's room was the men's room.
Right next to the men's room, was the boy's room.

Neil tells me back in the dungeons: "Baby rattlesnakes are the worst, because when they bite, they inject all the venom in their body. They don't know any better."

Grandmama

When they discovered there was no plane flying outside.

They had a choice
to sit anywhere they wanted to.

You see more in places you don't want to be.

My face felt so hot and heavy all I wanted to do was sleep. But I saw you in your room, on your back. I wanted to lay beside you, like I use to do when you were smaller. Once, I forgot to leave and I slept on the same twin the entire night with your face under the pillow.

I sat down. You asked "What are you doing?" Like you never knew. I am a stranger now because you grew up.

I haven't seem them in weeks, although I'm reminded in certain pockets of the day that I sit outside the little bubble they created for themselves, like a small hot tub built for five. Any more and the water might contaminate.

My brother was kidnapped

and I found him, hand-gliding

in a small apartment

in Silverlake, LA

He was stuffed inside a safe

but it wasn't fully closed.

I brought him home, over my shoulders

because he was only 70 pounds or so

back when he was younger.