All Lost - 04/13/2020

Halfway home from the grocery store
Having never walked this way before
Wishing I hadn't bought 6 pounds of fruit
Or worn my heavy leather boots

Sighing along to the only Clash cover
I'll ever play over and over
Parking lot to dirt then back on the street
As thawing dark cherries drip to the beat
I'm all lost

A heavy breath of pollen-sick air
And sweat-slicked, too-thick navy blue hair
Take a break in the shade, another delay
But with the change of the song, I'm back on my way

The roll of my shoulder, the heat of the sun,
The humidity and pollen polluting my lungs
Have me dreaming of smoothies when I'm off my feet
Lemonade sour and dark cherry sweet
I'm all lost

I'm all lost in this cherry smoothie
Drinking it so happily
I made it for its special offer:
A decrease in anxiety
I'm all lost

You Can't Kill Your Way To Peace - 01/21/20

You can’t kill your way to peace

But you can burn your effigies

You can’t bring back the deceased

But you can write them eulogies

You can’t avoid all your friends

But you can embrace your enemies

You can’t stop the ascent 

But you can curb their zealotry

You can’t hide your wounds and scars

But you can go to therapy

You can’t escape or run that far

But you can welcome refugees

You can’t get back what you’ve lost

But you can spend efficiently

You can’t redraw your card

But you can make a new treaty

You can’t go back and restart

But you can change the melody 

You can’t unbreak my damaged heart

But you can still kiss me