Saturday, December 29, 2012

keep your diamond rings


a lover I am not
nor shall I ever be
to fall into another's arms
is simply not for me
I used to be a skeptic
that true love could exist
I acknowledge it can happen
but by me it will be missed
don't ask me for a reason
it's just a fancy I believe
mirth is no attendant 
but don't think that I grieve
too much of life is spent
searching for your other half
I would rather spend my time
puzzling over math
life is too short
with the world going to pot
there is much to do, much to be
but a lover I am not. 

Sunday, December 16, 2012

while schroeder plays

my butt's getting flat
and it's only been an hour
I forgot to sleep last night
and I didn't take a shower
went through all my contacts
from A down through Y
too bad I don't know a Zach
I think I'm gonna try
it made me melancholy
seeing names I used to know
I wish I hadn't looked
wish work wasn't so slow
I stare at the phone
waiting for it to ring
but it just says 'missed call'
I want a barbecued wing
Tasha brings me chicken fingers
close enough I say
Another morning at the office
on a Charlie Brown kind of day.