THAT SPOT

your name
is not a name at all
and as it turns out
some things in life
are like that
not things at all
but bruises
in terrible spots
like right below the knee
and once in a while
i hit it
that spot
on a coffee table
or something
and it never seems
to go away
so it turns out
that it's not a bruise at all
because it doesn't have a color
and it doesn't go away
but it's not that big a deal
because mostly
i don't think about it
unless i hit it
then it hurts

I NEEDED TO KNOW

i like to watch
bobbing for apples
from the underside
cause i get to see your face
when you're probably happy
if the water is clear
and the apples are red
then i don't feel
worried
that the camera will be damaged -
there's probably glass
to keep it dry
so the water ripples
and your eyes get small
and i remember that time
when you laughed
at that thing i said
about your sister's boyfriend
and how he's probably gay
well i just heard last week
turns out he is
and it turns out you were
happy that is
so that's good
and it turns out that's all
i needed to know
so that's good
yeah, that's good

POETS AND KINGS

it's the poets and the kings who cling to darkness
it's the liars and the fools who make the rules
it's your best friends and your best lovers who deceive you
and it's your enemies who tend to tell the truth