The Ballad of a Sad Clown

what was the plan, again?

come back to NYC,
win her heart back,
do comedy open mics,
and hope to land a writing job
for TruTV.

Part of that is true,
but in less than four weeks
I have managers to write
a screenplay,
and thus the editing begins.

I'll edit my life along with it,
down to the essential themes:
hope and a safe harbor,
love and reason.

another day at the fountain.

who know what will happen,
especially after everything I've seen:
real love and fake love–
maybe this time I will
settle for something in between.

Oh well, it's water under the Williamsburg Bridge.