with no confidence
in itself.
the storybook houses
are all on hills,
filled with hidden talents,
artisans disguised as blue collar cucks.
this is a damn fine
walking around town,
complete with rivers
and cute women in the summer.
are all on hills,
filled with hidden talents,
artisans disguised as blue collar cucks.
this is a damn fine
walking around town,
complete with rivers
and cute women in the summer.
great books have been written
about this place,
including Wonder Boys
industrial, altogether,
we put our energies
into what's next,
never what's now.
now is the only thing
about this place,
including Wonder Boys
and Emily, Alone.
what a splendid land
for poetry and comedy,
coming together
while just passing north.
for poetry and comedy,
coming together
while just passing north.
maybe it's because
the weather is nice
and they don't know me
or these stories of a girl.
the weather is nice
and they don't know me
or these stories of a girl.
I tried to give it
a compliment from stage,
and I could feel
the deprecation flood the room.
it's like a tougher Davenport, Iowa,
with less meth behind the scenes,
and a sense of artistic urgency,
a compliment from stage,
and I could feel
the deprecation flood the room.
it's like a tougher Davenport, Iowa,
with less meth behind the scenes,
and a sense of artistic urgency,
like it is playing catch-up.
the walk back to the hotel,
in night so soft and beautiful,
it is sobering unto itself.
industrial, altogether,
we put our energies
into what's next,
never what's now.
now is the only thing
that should matter.