Artery

Coursing
Through the artery
Every cell for itself

This cell
Lays on its horn
"My oxygen
Is more important than
Yours"

That cell throws
The finger
Swerves

Every cell
Wants to
Get there
Get there
Get there

Course away
Speed away
From the heart
To so many
Places

No one will get there
First
And every cell
Will give up its oxygen
In the end

Bitter

That taste
Of so many thankless tasks
If I beat my head
Against the wall
One more time

I'll break through to daylight
On the other side

Roll off your pillow

Roll off your pillow
Do it again
Or stay in bed
Like you think it's
The End

Slap on a smile
Throw on your pants
Don't think ahead
About circumstance

Drink The Man's coffee
Say you believe him
Then sharpen your teeth
And your words
Just to spite him

The sun will come up
Just as surely as taxes
And light will still move
Faster than faxes

Now roll off your pillow
It's time to get started
You're ready and kicking
Not dead or departed

Hiatus

After one year
And one day
All of the business
Faded away

She picked up a colored pencil
Refusing the gray
Marking in reds
Hazy blues
Hazy days

Still in a cubicle
But somehow
Away.