today i don't know what to do
about
anything

my teeth are larger than my mouth
so i am always biting off
more
than
i
can
choose

between

be brave
make choices
what is better than nothing?
anything.
sometimes

there are things
that are hard and fast
rules
are not one of them
in this case
in which case
who's case
is this?

it's full of papers
i don't recognize
a swath of math
a hood of blood

somethings don't rhyme
even if they look like they should

split level pads
with so many roomates
that we're always out of milk
i ask questions
i seek input
i get lots
but from the outside

I'm working blind

and

the people who will complain
will not lend me two cents

from each according to their ability
to each according to their needs
sometimes need outstrips ability
and i am not a communist
or am i?

i still don't speak spanish
our subject matter grew
i am not smart enough
for my life

are you?

jump in swim
jump in drown
in the end
no
one
cares
which
i
do
but
me
you can drown in a bathtub
but you never do

that's true of everybody
think about it

a penny saved
is a penny earned
if you get that kind of interest
i am switching to your bank

my interest is waning
my wayne is interesting
no is called wayne anymore
or glenn
or morley

or edith

we're all achingly unique snowflakes
so we use more beautiful words

someday my son
Venison
and my daughter
Suduko
will tell me to
fuck off
and take the car
without permission

and then i'll know
that i should have just had
dogs
or a career
or a drinking problem
maybe
if i try hard
i could have all three

all i really need
is the dog