Elseware

Too hard on yourselves
You have to be what you be
And that be what is

zerothehero

paralyzed by self
criticism and self doubt
we limit ourselves

Carpathia

Can infinity
delimit the air above
us in our death bed

How the air changes
our life when death is breathing
infinity's air

zerothehero

medication cloud
tubes in my orifices
waiting for results

zerothehero

results were not good
big fun in america
cut me in july

Gilmer

I will pray, Zero,
For alleviation of
All of your troubles.

(((Zero)))

Carpathia

German shorthair charged
out of nowhere, son of a -
ripping up the joint

Exuberant pup
tracking a scent to my towel
raced twice across it

So happy to find
his target, but left
destruction behind

Carpathia

Bob counted backwards
from ten today, until one
he said "you're happy"

But whose you was he
speaking to? the collective
you says it is you

Carpathia

Sidewinding whip shark
Teeth as sharp as stalactites
snapping at my heels

Where's my flame thrower?
Get my gas turbine back pack!
I'm too young to die

Elseware

The wind blowing south
Warm, soft with splats and splashes
Thunder sounds distant

Majestic ebon
Rolls in the mud like a foal
His beauty flawless

Elseware

Grrrrr. Little cat growls
She thinks she's a guardian
We all know the truth

Carpathia

So what is God's grace?
The halo on a saint's head?
Looks without essence

Carpathia

The gift of grace came
touched me, whispering, 'hey you'
get off your drunk ass!

It left me gasping
in the surf, swim one way - land
drift the other, death

So grace is the choice
to go forth in right action
powered by God's love

zerothehero

he crushed and snorted
adderall then dropped acid
then tried to get laid

he didn't succeed
did i mention he was drunk
and dressed like a girl

he was my neighbor
at the festival until
the dust storm kicked me

Carpathia

Being here with these
limbs in my bag on my back
parasitic twin

zerothehero

sometimes i ponder
carpathian abstractions
and come up empty

but the imagery
can speak for itself as all
crisp imagery does

Carpathia

Who in sunny beams
did glide. Did he see a ghost?
Tell me what you think

zerothehero

our bodies fail us
and we're left disembodied
sooner or later

zerothehero

my world falls apart
one appliance at a time
and organs of course

zerothehero

the fence needs mending
it's not rocket science but
getting started is