The Haiku Year

2010-01-09T10:24:00.001-05:00

Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there.

2009-06-17T09:39:00.001-04:00

"Haiku." "Bless you!"
Another day goes by
and the point is missed

2009-04-19T16:29:00.001-04:00

traces of TV

stick out through your hair and arms

and shine through smoke rings.

2009-02-11T00:50:00.000-05:00

January's time
spilled out like a spool of twine.
Or: My intestines

Grammar Lessons and the Final Frontier.

2009-01-13T11:01:00.002-05:00

split infinity
and you've still got forever
to boldly go twice.

2008-12-30T00:05:00.001-05:00

One year of vomit
passed along as writing, and
I'm none the wiser.

Growing Up/Coming Down

2008-12-27T00:47:00.001-05:00

The infrastructure
was built so the bottom could take
over when needed.

2008-12-26T07:59:00.001-05:00

i woke up confused
and angry at the wrong one.
come, buddha nature.

2008-12-25T01:04:00.002-05:00

When did Xmas go
from excitement to, "How will
I tolerate this?"

2008-12-21T09:07:00.001-05:00

"happy holidays!
thank you for calling the shack,
how may I help you?"

2008-12-20T23:45:00.002-05:00

All that you give me
weighs more than what I can give
except for my heart.

2008-12-20T11:44:00.001-05:00

it's a brand new day
the sun is shining. i've been
waiting a long time.

2008-12-19T00:21:00.003-05:00

For once, maybe home
will bring me the comfort I
need because of me.

2008-12-18T14:00:00.001-05:00

waiting patiently
for the world to end. doesn't.
still waiting. breathing.

2008-12-18T05:31:00.001-05:00

people, all the same.
they seem to want the same things.
won't get it from me.

2008-12-17T01:50:00.001-05:00

Tell me the story
in such a way that I can
believe I'm with you.

2008-12-14T01:02:00.002-05:00

Alone, amidst the
destruction outside is a
loyal warm center.

"What we've got here is failure to communicate..."

2008-12-11T23:59:00.005-05:00

"You won't do that." I
can't do that. Concerns frighten.
Why do I exist?

2008-12-10T00:16:00.002-05:00

One step forward shakes
the ground beneath me, the world's
gonna feel a quake.

2008-12-09T00:18:00.002-05:00

Voyeuristic minds
want to know what is really
behind clouded words.

2008-12-07T15:36:00.001-05:00

accupressure points
don't exist for heartache, but
at least my head's fine.

2008-12-04T22:41:00.001-05:00

I, disqualified.
Bullets in foot don't stop me.
Down is the new up.

Peter, there is no dignity.

2008-12-04T15:53:00.001-05:00

they never tell you,
in crucifixion and child
birth, you shit yourself.

2008-12-03T21:11:00.001-05:00

what we had was one
of a kind. i can't help if
that kind was common.

2008-12-03T12:14:00.000-05:00

i am your haiku
i went to the loo, and sat
by alice walker.

2008-12-03T00:09:00.000-05:00

Crucify all you
want from me, at least let me
keep my dignity.

2008-12-02T17:23:00.001-05:00

my custom hell has
jose feliciano;
premium headphones.

2008-12-02T00:36:00.001-05:00

The trouble isn't
fixing it but where to place
the repaired statue.

2008-11-30T14:31:00.001-05:00

you're an ink blot test,
showing the self-aware who
they are by living.

2008-11-30T00:08:00.002-05:00

Paralysis of
the brain at the behest of
mirrored sleight of hand.

2008-11-28T20:22:00.001-05:00

Strawberry letters,
phallic candles, turkey, and
spatulas of love.

2008-11-28T12:44:00.001-05:00

thanks for the giving.
thanks for the taking. circles
of gratitude flow.

2008-11-23T21:34:00.001-05:00

Today Axl Rose
left me no more excuses
to procrastinate.

2008-11-20T23:47:00.001-05:00

"Just play from the heart."
How? Do my expressions not
sound sincere enough?

2008-11-18T22:50:00.000-05:00

Empty room, dancing
in the moonlight with just
me, myself, and I.

2008-11-18T20:09:00.001-05:00

"enough about me"
means goodbye to these people.
not, "what about you?"

2008-11-16T23:05:00.002-05:00

The stress of nothing
just to make the day simple
wear out honest minds.

2008-11-16T21:37:00.002-05:00

for sale: condoms and
poetry. one size fits all.
equally useful.

crapcrapcrap

2008-11-14T23:55:00.000-05:00

beirut does not make
drunken depression any
better. hi sadness.

2008-11-13T15:38:00.000-05:00

Warm fireplaces,
family dinner ignores
bombs dropping outside.

2008-11-11T14:17:00.001-05:00

is there anyone
who appreciates air more
than the nearly drowned?

2008-11-11T13:04:00.000-05:00

Jobless, home alone.
Talking to myself, writing
haikus to no one.

2008-11-10T10:47:00.001-05:00

The words I write sit
lonely next to more words and
no everybody

peter the ....

2008-11-05T22:42:00.001-05:00

It was messy yet
good for me in the long run.
Like popping a zit.

2008-11-05T00:42:00.001-05:00

Geek for Obama
smiles and says All Your States
are Belong To Us.

2008-11-03T23:21:00.001-05:00

Animosity.
I think I've heard this before,
Where souls disappear.

halloween

2008-11-01T18:19:00.000-04:00

woke up looking like
a sex crime victim: whored up
hung over and sore

Belle Glade

2008-10-29T16:01:00.001-04:00

keys inside, engine
on. leaning, waiting, dreaming
of bridges burning.

Although...

2008-10-29T00:16:00.000-04:00

Falling to pieces,
giving the finger to the
want to end act III.

Oh, and it was fun.

2008-10-28T11:11:00.001-04:00

without irony,
i used my Fun Pass at the
at the Fun Depot.

poetry

2008-10-26T16:36:00.000-04:00

not speaking to you,
but if it seems i am, then
i'm doing it right.

That one, not this one...

2008-10-25T19:49:00.000-04:00

remember that love?
when it made you feel crazy,
but in a good way?

2008-10-25T00:14:00.002-04:00

Running with palms cupped,
cradling the delicate
water seeping through.

2008-10-21T16:30:00.001-04:00

radicals in the
kitchen. communists in the
hall. me in my room.

Not a euphemism.

2008-10-20T18:48:00.001-04:00

she came to straighten
out my back room and instead
nested and rested.

2008-10-19T19:19:00.002-04:00

Do not what I say
good leadership imitates
all that they don't say.

2008-10-19T16:05:00.001-04:00

the sunday clouds keep
back the heat. today is good
for meandering.

Stanzas and minutes.

2008-10-17T19:15:00.000-04:00

thank lines and thank time.
lines and time keep it all from
happening at once.

2008-10-17T00:05:00.000-04:00

The face she made was
akin to when you're tasting
piss and vinegar.

2008-10-16T16:36:00.001-04:00

i know i'm young still,
but do i have enough years
to claim perspective?

2008-10-15T16:07:00.001-04:00

she comes to in dreams,
pockets of fluff she's made for
herself to wake in.

2008-10-15T00:38:00.001-04:00

In City Slickers,
Crystal is prophet, "Your
twenties are a blur."

2008-10-14T20:24:00.001-04:00

she still controls me,
she still comes to mind when i
run. towards, sorta.

And in my basket, vanity.

2008-10-12T21:59:00.001-04:00

heartburn medicine,
conditioner and meal bars
for the at-work lunch.

2008-10-12T18:03:00.002-04:00

"quantum of solace."
what on god's green earth? is that
even good grammar?

2008-10-12T00:26:00.002-04:00

As he always does,
the loneliest, luckiest
man always looks down.

2008-10-11T23:47:00.003-04:00

girlfriend got sick from
no a/c. makes me glad mine
broke on a weekday.

2008-10-08T22:52:00.002-04:00

Telling our story,
the good, the bad, the ugly,
Lacking quality.

2008-10-08T18:46:00.000-04:00

the endless comings
and goings of karma are
enough to exhaust.

2008-10-08T00:14:00.001-04:00

Analyzation
brings identity to the
ones often ignored.

Toll paid.

2008-10-07T15:11:00.001-04:00

enjoy happiness!
i've taken and hidden the
world's pain in my back.

2008-10-07T14:23:00.000-04:00

peter said i should
write a haiku. sorry i'm
such a slacker. peace.

Falling behind to learn how to catch up.

2008-10-06T16:26:00.001-04:00

this is what i need
to do to stay employed.
this is what i do.

2008-10-05T23:49:00.001-04:00

Uncomfortable,
indifferent in your eyes,
inconsequential.

2008-10-03T00:07:00.002-04:00

Sipping late night tea,
falling asleep to Nixon,
like you imagined.

2008-10-01T23:04:00.000-04:00

My mind's packed away,
for it looks like I will be
dancing in cement.

2008-10-01T09:42:00.001-04:00

i read my notes: "sun-
shine red something i can't go."
what was I thinking?

2008-09-28T17:52:00.001-04:00

sunday rain, day off.
i get in a quick workout
and hope it's noticed.

2008-09-28T00:44:00.000-04:00

The aroma of
first editions inspire
ideas for us.

2008-09-26T23:54:00.001-04:00

obama, kerry,
gore: why are we still playing
around? call bullshit!

2008-09-26T18:57:00.000-04:00

If you're as good as
they say you are, you shouldn't
have to hide from us.

2008-09-23T23:55:00.002-04:00

Rest and sleep away
your demons that frighten you.
Don't worry baby.

Mom's Birthday

2008-09-23T07:44:00.000-04:00

my dad weighs his love
for his testicles and his
records and returns.

2008-09-22T19:41:00.002-04:00

OJ's on the news,
Metallica's back again.
What year are we in?

I was here last night to watch the parking lot lights turn on, and here this morning to see them give up.

2008-09-21T08:21:00.001-04:00

he's desperate to live
his twenties over and I
get to watch the show.

2008-09-20T00:36:00.000-04:00

He only speaks when
spoken to, two plus two takes
up all of his time.

Nobody knows.

2008-09-19T16:05:00.001-04:00

the astronaut drove
to florida in diapers with
a toy gun...for love.

Happy Holiday, yo!

2008-09-17T19:29:00.000-04:00

i dedicate my
vote to the candidate who
knows what day it is.

Fear of life

2008-09-17T00:15:00.001-04:00

Opportunity
leads to dead ends and brick walls.
Claustrophobia.

Slow down/sectarian violence

2008-09-16T20:08:00.001-04:00

george dubya bush may
be the world's dumbest, biggest
human thesaurus.

Things changing and the nature of dispair.

2008-09-15T16:48:00.001-04:00

mccain kills wallace,
or at least that's what i think
i read in the times.

2008-09-13T23:27:00.001-04:00

Wind me up, wheel me
out, reel me in, roll over,
rape, rinse, and repeat.

Delusion much?

2008-09-12T15:42:00.001-04:00

we gave up freedom,
bought flags and greenwood's remix
and still think terrorists live in caves.

2008-09-12T01:27:00.000-04:00

As it happened, we
were terrified by it all.
Now it's a trademark.

2008-09-10T22:13:00.000-04:00

self-fulfilling, but
it was already coming
true before I spoke.

2008-09-10T15:29:00.000-04:00

though others may think
it the american dream
is not gluttony

2008-09-09T20:21:00.001-04:00

You're lucky because
the devil hates a loser,
and you had it all.

2008-09-09T15:41:00.001-04:00

don't know about you,
but i liked myself better
when i was drinking.

2008-09-09T00:12:00.002-04:00

Sleeping makes days go
away. Can it do the same
for other problems?

2008-09-08T21:51:00.000-04:00

measure the distance
between trying to make it
work and it working.