Violence is a Hippie
Violence is a hippie.
She drives a blood-red
moped
with peace stickers on the back.
Her hair is the color of wheat.
Her skin’s the color of the beach.
Why’d she choose this disguise?
Of course: to deceive.
Because nothing is as it seems
under chaos’ broad regime.
So be careful who you trust.
And be careful what they mean.
Rare to find a snare laid bare.
The discovery is commonly
born of
a snap and a scream.
#fiction, #personification
Random as Ever
Ever get that feeling that you’re about to hulk out
Ever get that feeling that you’re about to pass gas when its way too quite
Ever get that feeling that someone is touching your hair without you knowing
Ever get that feeling that someones been in your snack drawer at your desk
Ever get that feeling that no one in a room likes you
Ever get that feeling that someone is staring at you from a corner
Ever get that feeling that you’re about to run into your ex
Ever get that feeling you won’t wake up from a dream or nightmare
Ever get that feeling that you’re about to get lost
Ever get that feeling that your butt looks bigger in the mirror
Ever get that feeling that your sister is going to eat the last slice of pizza
Ever get that feeling that feeling is the worst
Just a shoe
I was just sitting there when I realized. She had not left the house in days. We usually went out and played sports together. We ran and we hit softballs as far as we could see. We went downtown and we went to her mother's house because her mother did not live with her. Long story. Anyways, Andrea had not left the house and I could not figure out why. What do I know anyways? After all, I am just...a shoe.
Top 10 Terrible Time Wasters
10) Tapping your finger on the table... what does it accomplish, I don't know you tell me! But it is sure fun to do anyway to annoy those around you
9) Not watching Stranger Things... If you don't watch Stranger Things then I'm so sorry, but that is wasting time, Stranger Things time
8) Listening to Justin Beiber... You already know why he is on the list
7) Smashing a hole in the wall, like Andy Brenard from 'The Office'... If you get that refrence then you are amazing, anyway just like Andy you could be put in Anger Management
6) Clicking on Pop up ads... They are ads who pop up just don't
5) Trying to become immune to pain... It doesn't work... It most likely will hurt... Just what level of low is this on? The lowest level
4) When you are a kid and wanna learn how to write messy like your parents signature... And everything 1-4 grade taught you is gone in 5 minutes tops
3) Promising yourself stuff you will never do... Procrastination is the best thing ever but this just amps your hopes and dreams until one day you know they died... or never lived in the first place
2) Tasting Vanilla Extract... Stop, get some help...
1)... Political Debating... lets be honest the conversation will plumet into the deep discussion of a WWAAAALLLLL, and what channel is fake news really on
Tequila Sunset
Purple pours over ashen skies
Doused by distant rain
Moody and wild, unkempt on the ocean
Where waves roll like reluctant children
Angry to sleep, eager to persist
On beaches that steal your breath
In forests that quench depths
Of your soul, unhindered by any man made goal
But societies try, you have the stereotypes to deny
Capitalism has its eye on paradise
But you'd do well to refuse its advances
Ignore the posterity of perceived wealth
And soak in natures riches
Snapshots of experience
Away from the mundane
I hear distant rhythms of societies din
Parties of celebration and social sin
Where we can all fit in
Everyone loves a good tune
Beach fires under an almost full moon
Tribal and unrestrained by rule or law
Sunset celebrations at our core
Stories to score
Too many tequilas have me at the mercy of my thoughts
Where I devour the ambience
Live in the glow of the sun going down
To nocturnal birdsong and breaking waves
And how humanity plays
Under a tequila sunset...
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