062919

After the shuttle lands

He shakes the dust of worlds

out of his hair

slides onto the stool next to me

orders me a drink

uses lines I've heard

a thousand times

hands all over me

and the eyes

at least this one seems human

041319b

Sure,
I might date a homicidal maniac,
like you did,
but I hope I'd be smart enough
to not cheat on her
with her little sister

112617d

Paradox of Love

went back in time

to make a better first impression

but I miscalculated

I’d gotten there first already

and screwed up again

tried again and again

earlier each time

kept saying the wrong thing

every blessed time

finally had to quit

I’m not gonna

hit on a schoolgirl