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May 12, 2005
delivery contestants (6/2003)
struggling with the reverb;
It seems
that the neighbors pipe
is taller than their lungs
that their television
is louder than ear plugs
I placed an order
for some Thai cuisine
feeling little sympathy
for the creatures above
whose culinary designs
and cinematic preferences
this evening
sound to be of a
lower criteria
than my own
there are better things
than frozen microwaves
and the endless remote control
for the palette
but of course
there is no need to stress
any of the choices
that might raise questions
among the cobwebs they inhabit
added a new member
to my family in the courtyard today
neighbors paused to inquire
into my lifestyle,
to add their ten cents
on the layout of the cacti
I just sipped tequila
and smiled...beneath the surface
down here
we dont pay much attention
to the idiot box rabbit ears
of cultural banality
we dont listen to the ghost stories
they tell
about the boy who whistled tunes
that no one else knew
he had a beautiful voice
that no one ever heard
he had a charming smile
that no person ever saw
he had tales to tell
that no one would ever believe
no
down here
is where the ghost stories
are written
just ask the dust
Posted by Drexler at May 12, 2005 11:29 AM