Technical Writing & Random Thoughts

 

Old (& not particularly good) Poetry


The Brutality of Youth - The First Words :1991-1994
Vanity - Product of a Public Education :1995-1998
The Resident Muse - The Coffeehouse Era :1999-2000
Post Education - The Hardcore Haze :2001-2002
Overworked - Reflections On A Lesser Existence :2003-2006
Daily Missives - The Poem of the Day Collection :2005-2007
Sweet Dreams And Other Fictions :2008-

 

12 Situations I listen patiently 
to everything he has to say 
but nothing makes sense anymore
no one speaks my language 
in this place...
no one understands
so why should I say a word?
even if in self defense...

I've been told
that I should confide in him 
if I were having troubles-
though he'll never know
that all my troubles 
are with him, and the lies
that make up the fabric 
of our mortal history.

I wish I could sympathize
but I won't waste my time 
cause he would never hear-
he would only confirm 
my greatest of fears...

that I am alone-
and I am unhappy with the ending
of this dark demented fairy tale-
and I am confused- that the 
star of the movie was killed off
after only two scenes...

adoration's nice-
but can he claim my indecision
and make me realize
that nothing's worth the effort 
I've put into believing in him?
that nothing's worth effort 
at all anymore.

And I hold out my ticket, to claim
my second-hand issues
passed down to me
like a worn blanket 
that barely keeps out the cold.

I've been told that I am special
that I have so much potential
but I don't feel special at all
right now, and that is fine...
I am happy just to be on my way...

Just happy that he'll let me
keep my consolation prize.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

17 + some
A Quiet Reminder
A Slight Imperfection
1001 Days
Afterimage
Caged
All That Is Left, I leave to You
All The Reasons I Hate This
Analogy
Appetite For Obsession
At The Finish Line
Atlas Falls
Black Semi Gloss: Exterior Use Only
Blame Me
Cause & Effect
Cleared Of...
As Far Away As Possible
Conclusion Through Withdrawal
Consolation Prize
Darling Boy
Enough For Everything
Explicitly Yours
15ft Of Hangman
Give My Regards to Persephone
Held Off
No Longer My Own
I Am
I Dreamed Of Carelessness
I Never Offered
I Win
In This Temple
Longing For A Lack of Closure
Memorial Haze
Miss
My Blood Where You Stand
My Glass House
Next Time Don't Answer
Night Under Neon Lights
Low Grit, 8x10in
One Place Left to Fear
Rhinoceros
Punchline
Sanding An Already Smooth Surface
The Parasite
The Silver Plating
Similacrimus
Sky Falls Down
So...
Soul Parameters
Spirit Well Clothed
Tall, Dark, and Monumental
That Little Red Light
You Look Like A Murderer
The Quiet Place Between
Simplicity
There Won't Be More...
Things I Know About Yesterday.
This Day Just Won't End
This Half Hour
This Is Me
Today
Tomorrow's Yesterdays
Twenty-And-One
Unassigned
Under The Spotlight Again
Vicarious Disclosure
The Wake
Wax Statue Romance
We Can Stop Any Time
We Play Eye Tag...
You Could Always Fake It!
You're All Morons
Excuse Me, But Your'e Standing on My Tao