THE WHOLE DEAL
(this is california and this is the fall).
part 1.
Everybody wants me to wax philosophical, like it's a surfboard,
and well... I guess it is.
So here it is...
time waits for no one.
for no one, not for me, not for you.
....except,if you accept it, here's the mystery
the part of us with most power, and the most free knows only infinity.
part 1a.
I just finished my third book.
this one's called "Shiny Dog" ....
I carry it around, ready to lose it... and you know, I just might.
but... nah.
All you machines out there trying to load up links... go somewhere else for your grease!
part 2.
I ran into the ICEMAN, yesterday.... I insisted he not apologize, while I shook his hand twice the size of mine. He eikther get's in time with me, in sync, or whatever... or I will get back to him later.... this is what I would have said, but he was on his cell phone.. and I did th emime to alert him that call was as important or more, than explaining why we were n't there for the coffee.
anyway.
part 3
I watched him
...wandering out to the parking lot,
while the world around us was ...
... spinning around.
...made no sense to me.
...everybody thinks we have forever.
Listen up,
you acting from panic,
... you who will only do yourself and others damage...
... but if you pay attention to the curves ahead
... and get out of bed with the devils you've danced
... you may have a chance.
I find that rhyme is another side of the brain and cleans it's own clock without me.
I dock my ship, called the buzzing BEE,
... seaside towards the wind.
...and watch the waves rolling in while listening to the Dock of the BAY.
It's NOW... an this is today.
All of my friends left long ago, ... meanwhile,
....even the enemies have progressed.
I swear I entered this game thinking I could pass this test!
and, now it's another bullet proof vest!
part 4.
....a week ago, I was on the radio in my min
and less than 3 steps away
...from a mansion in upscale detroit.
.... now I am feeling like Jon Voight,
crying over a daughter (I wish I'd knew....)
... thinking about you....
all of this will be dust
and les, far less,
than a line on a blury worm eaten page
if anyone sage enough,
breaks free of the cage enough,
to know which century to search.
part 5.
I left my lorries in the dust
... and muy frankensteins in the lurch.
The rest of our group will wait forever
kneeling at church.
part 6.
(the final chapter)while I find myself,m
after losing my train of thouight at the last intersection,.
I enter the confection of this dream cake life of wonder,
...discovering a repeat of the adam's family...
and some old FX of thunder,
....it all collapses to nothing said at all.
this is california and this is the fall