When you see people on the sidewalk, they are just waiting for you to smile at them. It is a manipulative initiative. They are afraid to be rejected so they won't smile first, especially if you appear to be a hostile teenager. They don't want their smile to go to waste, of course. So you smile at them first, I do. and then they break out into their pearly whites and let me know that the world is okay. And that the postman said 'hi, I love you'
Your neighbours miss you. Yes, they might not know you, but they miss you dearly. They have been feeding your dog because you forgot to leave out food for her. You also forgot to name her. All you wanted was a nameless friend.
You want some quiet, and your teeth hurt because you eat too much black licorice but you can't brush your teeth because there is a spider that's been lounging on your brush for the past two days. It's building a homely web and leaving its mark around the bristles.
There is a blue star on your hand because the little one left it there.
You have tomatoes growing in your backyard, and tiger lilies in your front. The moon speaks to you, and the stars tell you to go to bed on time. Your alarm clock doesn't ever ring on time but you wake up just the same through your intrinsic time measure.
You sometimes travel into the future only to tell them they are doing it all wrong. You deposit your checks to make friends at the bank. You play with sock puppets but they never say anything because you are too busy making out with the boy next door, under the table. His puppet is mute too. The children want a show, you give them one, a reality show. They need to learn about real life. They are taught too much bullshit, like how Santa's real, and so is the tooth fairy, and how babies come in baskets or out of a aerosol can. Or that life is endless and there is no such thing as an ugly princess or infertile man.
Let the phone keep on ringing for once, it's for your convenience not theirs. Or just turn it off altogether.
We all want to go on road trips, we are all also environmentalists. It's a big scary, stupid world out there. There's lots to indulge in, there is lots to prove, there is a lot of shit. And that shit will hit the fan soon.
It's okay, I am here to save the world. And I have a cape (must be a real superhero)
Your neighbours miss you. Yes, they might not know you, but they miss you dearly. They have been feeding your dog because you forgot to leave out food for her. You also forgot to name her. All you wanted was a nameless friend.
You want some quiet, and your teeth hurt because you eat too much black licorice but you can't brush your teeth because there is a spider that's been lounging on your brush for the past two days. It's building a homely web and leaving its mark around the bristles.
There is a blue star on your hand because the little one left it there.
You have tomatoes growing in your backyard, and tiger lilies in your front. The moon speaks to you, and the stars tell you to go to bed on time. Your alarm clock doesn't ever ring on time but you wake up just the same through your intrinsic time measure.
You sometimes travel into the future only to tell them they are doing it all wrong. You deposit your checks to make friends at the bank. You play with sock puppets but they never say anything because you are too busy making out with the boy next door, under the table. His puppet is mute too. The children want a show, you give them one, a reality show. They need to learn about real life. They are taught too much bullshit, like how Santa's real, and so is the tooth fairy, and how babies come in baskets or out of a aerosol can. Or that life is endless and there is no such thing as an ugly princess or infertile man.
Let the phone keep on ringing for once, it's for your convenience not theirs. Or just turn it off altogether.
We all want to go on road trips, we are all also environmentalists. It's a big scary, stupid world out there. There's lots to indulge in, there is lots to prove, there is a lot of shit. And that shit will hit the fan soon.
It's okay, I am here to save the world. And I have a cape (must be a real superhero)
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