Twisting clouds rotating overhead like alligators rolling in a lake Another moss-step forward as I’m treading toward my fate On the living carpet scattered ‘round the ground We don’t believe our eyes Even when what they see is elevated -A 4k resolution on the screen, which we call life I think sideways, so all my calls hit like tidal waves And...Learn More

Am I a seed today? My stomach hurts As I wisp through the tarnished, worn-out beliefs -The things I hid deep in the shadows A pile of dust and decay The end of a friendship A race with no value I can’t believe that year after year escaped I like to lie in pain The sting pulls me the other way Welcomes the chance to feel what my hindsight...Learn More

There is a spectre just in front of me And in this moment, I have to compete Watashi wa hosshi ni kachitai I will be something, one day You'll reach a point where winning is not good enough You’ll wanna' destroy them But it's unlike you—unlike you Never put your passion before principle Maybe I’m too desperate, but I came this far Can I stop? Ahuu...Learn More

I flew to The Well, which was not there before Full of dread, I revert to a wrecking ball But my wishes never made it down It spat ‘em up Maybe it just takes time? It’s killing me to recognize the value Makes me wonder Would I stay at home if I always got my way? One day, I’ll look beyond that selflessness buried in me And Ima’ taste the...Learn More

Umm… It’s hard not to go with the grain I impress myself when I dress myself I’m easily so entertained No goals in the trunk, but at least I’m conscious Pompous? Nah, ‘cause I don’t want this I’m just nauseous from this noxious insecurity that’s haunting I’m a novice—record spotless Would it be so bad if it just had a coffee stain or two? I’d feel...Learn More

In fables, they come from the cold -The young and the old travel hills of gold To a place where your spirit quivers Because the people in the street like to feed on your darkest wish Still, they come and they come And they slowly all lose their emotion Yes, I got stuck there once ‘cause the car wouldn’t start for me My obsession, it dominated the...Learn More

Enter the hive of the system, the sting operation way My wish is loosely folded This is the mind of a small man who’s tired of day-to-day My wish is loosely folded Undermined and undecided and voiceless ‘Cause I don’t really care for crowds But here I am, standing with the sun in my eyes Pondering why I played this out With visitation hours so...Learn More

I’ve longed to see what it’s like to live amid the clouds Or even what it’s like to be loved—I’m lonely No one has to know I might just call it quits before I face the rain -Quitting’s all I’ve ever done But where do I go from there? Pick a direction and walk until my feet turn black? ‘Til my skin gets raw? Where do I go from there? Lie on my back...Learn More

I’m a turbine for others’ business And I’ve found it’s just rudimentary nonsense I am machine with a human face Unseen, demented, and scorned You believed in me anyway Though I removed my compass’ north Now, I’m all out of alliances When before was a shoulder to shoulder row Fix my mistakes—a greater line that is! It’s held strong for a million,...Learn More

Hmm… eben’ doah dem nebba hear a’ us Dem orda’ us to wull di bus—mi fuss Areddi itchin’ fi tings a gwaan Di walk’ yah jus tuh ramp pan di blacktop Huh—so, I pulled up in a station wagon I got the swagger of a katydid—bzz! I finna’ catch stars as they drop far I’m too Mufasa to diss Scars O’ mia di ongle one ahuu can fee’ Lakka mi hab ah gun fi ah...Learn More

Lesson one: There are cards that are never worth playing They exist to make space and confuse everyone Lesson two: If you’re ever gonna’ win, you can’t just play not to lose When everybody else is going for the gold You’re afraid you might fail -Afraid to reach out But if you wanna’ be a big man You’ve got to concentrate and never give in Why are...Learn More