08 Aug play while reading
play while reading
I just need someone to leave me alone
someone who doesn’t call for 3 or 5 days
someone to make me wonder
i need to wonder.
A quick dance with myself
makes me wonder
do i need anything else
besides a fresh cup of coffee
a bottle of wine
a piece of cheese
and my own voice in my ears
running through the street
skipping alongside myself
i’ll play the electric guitar
and the drums
a one man band
playing for the crowd of one
the protagonist and antagonist
i’ll read out loud
and rub my own feet
cook dinner
take me for a walk
down to the water
and take a dip, laughing and talking
about all the good times I’ve ever had
reminisce about the good times to come
isn’t there more than just over indulgence
in the manly attributes that make us feel comfortable
like strength, food, beer and women
why are you gentlemen veering from digging deep
when your girl is waiting
for you to peel the orange of her heart
so that it might drip
down her chest
burn old paper
cause news is only news when it’s new
if you spend a day
reviewing your photos
spend the next
taking more
and remind her that you haven’t forgotten
by doing something completely
unlike your first date
because the scratches on a record
will always be heard
you can change the track
she’ll keep with the beat
if you can lead her to the floor
she’ll give you more
if you can’t open your lips
they can stay closed
and still give a kiss
Oh! juke joints of america!
show me your darkest corners
so I might emerge
with the first verse
grabbing whoever i pass
and spinning her mid song
to kick off my shoes
and feel the wood grain
maybe the stage is your place
but mine is the floor
glad for the music, the lights
and to be among the throng
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