J Matthew Waters
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blue skies and pink slipsA Poem by J Matthew Waterslate afternoonssitting at the deskfacing the side window in the sweaty efficiencydrinking mickey’s malt liquorand banging on the smith coronaI h.. |
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thirty stories tallA Poem by J Matthew Waterssweetly your song presentspromisesand stays forever in tunelike a prayerin my mind I hear nothingbut a repeated melodythat is never tiring andalways a.. |
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fleeting thoughts and butterfly netsA Poem by J Matthew WatersI borrowed someone else’s thoughtsand pinned them against a blanksheet of papernothing sticks quite right the firsttime so I gathered them toget.. |
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against the windA Poem by J Matthew WatersI pretend I don’t see youand then look awaymy eyes focused on myforward movementlest I slip off the shoulderand crash into the waterpedals on co.. |
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there's no place to call homeA Poem by J Matthew Watersthere’s no going back they saidspeaking omniscientlyfrom their holier than thou propheciestheir interstellar ambitionswent far beyondconceptual .. |
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finding your way back homeA Poem by J Matthew Watersfriday night limousine ridersspeeding some seventymiles per hourcut up lemons and dispensemargaritas without rocksoutside airport secret policeinterce.. |
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the curse of the new moonA Poem by J Matthew Watersmorning light casts long shadowswhere trees amass and grow wildharboring mere mortalssavoring newfound secretsat work in the dimly lit nightwerewolves.. |
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