Sunday, August 21, 2011

August twenty


Standing at the Bottom

there's a man in the park
at the edge of the world
where the darkness falls
from the air

he's shakin' off the stars
he answers to no one
he's building a tower
without stairs

while I'm standin' here on the bottom...

there's a girl in the shadow
the one I used to follow
she tugging my Salvation Army clothes

she said I was the only
but I know we're only liars
but she's beggin' for me not to go

while I'm standing here at the bottom...

copyright2011j.luhn

Sunday, August 14, 2011

while they wash their hands


we tumble down 
our fur is sold
the children never sleep
we never close
no one knows
why the moonshine never gets above the fence line
and the floodlights point to signs

on the ground
all our shoes are old
seclusion can't be found
and instruction comes in sound waves
and we tear each other
underneath the cover of the judges

we've all gone insane
while they wash their hands
with water that is clean
show me now
show me how this could be your dream

from crystal bowls
they drink your wine
they spill it on the floor
they're coming back for more
and some will drown
and some will take you back
to the cage you're always crying for

yep

we've all gone insane
while they wash their hands
with water that is clean
show me now
show me how this could be your dream



copyright 2011 jamie luhn

Saturday, August 13, 2011

umm...

When I was young I didn't understand why I had to pay that thirty-five dollar fine. Now that I'm old, I apologize for having peed on the side of your house.