Recipe Poem

School assignment...

Prepare materials:
Hardware, software, nerves, and curves
Measure with time, calendar recommended.
Pre-make calendar to prepare for the worst.
Build base with a previously made recipe
Friends and family found to work best.
Start with frustration, sprinkle angst.
Add the essence of intelligence.
Lace a pound of muscle, that’s all that’s needed.
Set up the heart for house and home.
One ounce of humor, allow room to expand.
Two cups of music scales for bone.
Eye of newt to increase normality.
Fill one stomach with butterflies
Make sure mind is secure.
Mute infatuation and white lies.
Scrape off darkness and despair.
24 inches of attention span.
Mix Eastern influence until blended.
Pour complete mixture into pan.
Heat with Fahrenheit until 98.6 degrees.
Let sit in front of Halo 3 for several days or until fully developed.
Best Served Sparingly, remember to say please.

(Dis/En)couraged

I don't know what it is.
My jaw is falling apart and my eyelids are sticking.
I can't put my finger on it.
I'm twisted inside and the gears don't seem to be clicking.
Call it empty happiness,
There's no escape from cracked eggs and disgusted faces.
Perfect moment with pauses,
Chattering veins accelerated at dumb paces.

I can't make up my mind,
I thought I ran out of time?
Am I the angel or the ex?
Your blessed fate or the regrets?

Rumble Strips

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
No.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
No, make it stop.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
Please don't say it's true.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
No...
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
I wish I could do something, but I'm too tired, too weak, and it's too damn early.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
Seriously? The birds aren't even up yet.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
Stop looking at me with that face, it's not as if that'll change anything.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
What the hell are you pointing at?
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.
Whatever.
Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

It's times like these I wish my life was more original.