why can't you

[dead man]

please

become yourself, your waterworks and watery grave
sleep when you die and resurrect when awake
recollecting shamefulness in hopes of a change
we lost our drive forward on the ride. so we stayed
open road, my comatose a sign of your mind
zeitgeist, ghosts of your scent. ropes in a bind.
open unwind, growth and design, i'm going in blind
coming out in pieces on linoleum tiles
spill my soul for a while. wineglass opal and diamond
my social assignment - write my poetry private
not a soul knows what i pursue in the silence
shoot me in the head and let me rest for a while.
crave you drip my mainline raindrop puddle you splash
skyline opalescent mocha coffee to crash
caffeine, maxine. cocaine break me in 5
thriving, simultaneously staying alive
throw a carpet down, now someone say we arrived
make me an offer, make me a legend, taking a dive

goodbye