settle stranger, I want to deranger
I was sure you were a danger
so I drifted shifted rifted
along, analog, digital and psychic
plugging in like a quick fix
realizing all my bad tricks
meant I had joined failed magician’s rank
… cursed to mind blanks
staring into the movie I’ve never made
watching all my options fade
locked in to the clock down
checked in to the check out
asking the same question, how,
but not why
swept with the toxic tide
victims of the endless ride
remembering & remembering not to fight
struggling within context way out of sight
perspective scewed by personal disgrace
too self absorbed to avoid hate
then suddenly captured by a moment
too stoned or drunk to attone
blissfits in starts and falling aparts
remembering u on the beach,
saying munee insulates
breaks the tide
as I shift, u glide
I had a writer’s retreat
from this place beat
and now I neat
I neat, my feet.
stranded scattered,
handed on a platter
forked over slipped under
I’m going down, down somewhere
this is not my place
but I hear it’s a good escape
I am a refugee,
just like u with munee
this will be a test of faith
to see if you’ve learned
back track if you have to
but I’ll be running,
running after you