choked on some applesauce
while ruffling through the trash bin of my heart: and there in the darkest corner of the vacuum, a speckled diamond mutineer: come to the show he sez come tew the shoe he sez com 2…
Nov 13 2019
Nov 12 2019
i want to win awards
the end of the hallway smells of cat urine
as i come out of the elevator it touches my sniffing faculty as if to say:
welcome home cowboy, we have missed you
i am no more a…
Nov 8 2019
why is the music so loud
dear pinky
my heart is a parade of unpaid
parking infractions
a cleave of recklessness followed by inaction
i was all mixed up on the suggested way home
kicking up the dirt in my brain for losing sight of my…
Nov 6 2019
the war has just begun
songs are green plastic soldiers
in combat formation
placed by a childish hand on a racetrack carpet
knocked behind enemy lines
disappearing
and then back for a triumphant return
into the heel of a mother
and ‘fuck’ goes the battle…
Oct 31 2019
i could use a song
songs are lifelines
an ask the audience on who wants to be a millionaire
a reserve tank on a buick 6
an extra 9 volt in a guitar case
i could live the rest of my days walking through songs
…
Sep 11 2019
give me pepto bismol
when i think of you
i lose my breath
then i find it as if it was never gone
like fumbling for the keys
while they're in the ignition
or looking for my phone while it's in my hand
like…
Sep 4 2019
glad i brushed my teeth
the mall walkers are here with a vengeance
taking every corner as if rounding towards the finish
every square inch of tile floor used to exact a joint bone conviction
headphone jewellery
a tennis shoe serenade
a spandex garment on…
Aug 9 2019
maddie
waiting outside the pool hall in the sun
seeing you now i realize that i do not care to see you no more than i care to see a stranger in the street
delightfully pleasant
those movements of flesh and…
Jun 20 2019
lawn chair
he woke on a pull out mattress
in room 406 at the norseman inn
in rose city alberta
his sister on the double queen across the floor
it had been so long since they had slept under the same…
May 18 2019
is it neighbour or neighbor?
he wondered how the neighbours kept their grass so perfect
straight lines where the wheels of the mower had pressed through
sprinklers in the sunset
it is an odd endeavor to water the lawn
at least…
Mar 13 2019
almost tired of ice cream
ok so i am in banff
writing songs at the banff centre for witchcraft and wizardry
my work ethic needs some work
i mostly wander around until i find a piano to sleep under
usually i don't have to go…
Dec 31 2018
new years eve show promo
the year has been good
saw mcdavid a couple times
bought a pair of skates at totem for cheap
used em four times already
started listening to ry cooder
and norah jones, too
went to toronto
and regina
and banff
…