Sunday, March 29, 2009

How does it feel when your heart grows cold?


How does it feel when your heart grows cold?
Originally uploaded by Theorris

Latest storm brings high winds and low visibility


A truck lies by the road
Like a wounded deer
Slammed by an automobile
Into next week.

It is the wind, however
The wind with a certain
Gift of force lifted twelve
Tons of steel off the road

And slammed it hard
Into the unforgiving berm
Suddenly it is next week
For the hospitalized driver

And he, unlike a deer,
Survived.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Take that one if you've got it

And the whistle here--
A time out and a foul
We wait

We wait awash in choice
And value and five lunch items
Live healthy, we're told

And if your current choice of
Energy drink is not enough
Move on to cosmetics
Products created free of
Known carcinogens

Or perhaps another steak?
Come on, one more!
Live healthy

Friday, March 20, 2009

Thinking about Elstin

It used to be that parents would
Pop children out of the oven
Like sweet smelling bread
Salty and full of goodness

Nowadays, they bury them
Deep underground
Fermenting them into
Bright and sparkling
Jewels

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Sartor resartused

Number of sport coats packed and worn on my six day trip to San Francisco: 2.

Number of overcoats worn (but brought) on my six day trip to San Francisco: 0. (The weather was perfectly clear except the morning I left, when there was intermittent rain.)

Number of shoes packed for my six day trip to San Francisco (for Dr. Write): 2 pair. A pair for fancy loafers and my new Adidas regular wear trainers.

Number of shirts spilled on during my six day trip to San Francisco: 2. Do I know myself or what?

Number of spilled-on shirts worn despite soilage: 1. Meh. It was night.

Number of pairs of socks left over: 2. Hmm.

Number of slacks not worn: 2. Go green!

Number of ties worn: 2. Perfect planning.

"Outfit" that got the best reception: light blue shirt, khaki pants, and 60's whacky black coat with bold fancy red stripe tie I bought on super closeout (5 bucks regularly 50) at Macy's two years ago with the afore-mentioned loafers.

Expense of said outfit: less than 20 bucks if you don't count the shoes. And the shoes were only 30 bucks original price 95. Close out is your friend. Price not on close out or as hand-me-downs (the wicked whacky sixties jacket) over 500, I think.

Clothes that prevented me from getting a nasty San Francisco flu: 0. I have finally recovered from it. I blame the vagrants. They just don't know how to dress.

Monday, March 09, 2009

Sartor resartus

Number of shirts packed for 6-day trip to San Francisco: 8. Never underestimate your ability to spill food upon your shirt.

Number of pairs of trousers packed for 6-day trip to San Francisco: 5. Congratulate yourself for the ability to keep your trousers clean.

Number of undershirts packed for 6-day trip to San Francisco: 6. No one in their right mind changes their under shirt more than once per day.

Number of pairs of socks packed for 6-day trip to San Francisco: 8. Sometimes socks need changing. Usually no more than twice in a trip--usually after a long walk.

Number of underpants packed for 6-day trip to San Francisco: 8. Where is my robot body?

Number of tie dye shirts packed for 6-day trip to San Francisco: 0. I will also not be wearing flowers in my hair. I will also not be traipsing around Haight/Ashbury. I will also not be remembering the summer of love or Ken Kesey.

Number of belts nearly forgotten but packed for 6-day trip to San Francisco: 1. Belts are generally important devices. I've been without one a few times. Trust me. They're necessary.

Number of umbrellas packed for 6-day trip to San Francisco: 0. Why? Because fuck the rain, that's why.


Saturday, March 07, 2009

The Lunatic on the Bus

The Lunatic on the Bus
Held his Arby’s bag close
As he laughed uncontrollably

The laugh turned into a cough
A hacking, phlegm-filled cough
And he smiled

It was nothing but a joke to him
And he gasped, out of breath
And began to weep

His fellow passengers sat silent
And watched the stops
Flick slowly by