EXPLANATION
EXPLANATION
Q: “Dad, how come angels halos
stay floating above their heads
even when they move around?”
A: “Magnets.”
Q: “Angels heads are magnetic?”
A: “Yes.”
Dallas Clayton
HOPPING
HOPPING
In the days you spent naked
drinking on the freight train
swimming in the creek
playing drums made of buckets
the government came to some decisions
it turns out you were right
about almost everything.
There’s still a lot of details to work out
and much to be repealed
but it’s going to get a lot better now
So thanks are in order.
“Congrats.”
ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
ON MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
In the airport gift shop
waiting for a plane
a girl says to her mother
“Aww man.”
“What?” her mother replies.
“I thought I found Waldo,
but it was just an African American Waldo instead”
“Well… That’s okay.” Says the mother.
“No” Says the daughter
“That’s not the real Waldo.”
WHEN HE IS NOT BUSY WORKING
WHEN HE IS NOT BUSY WORKING
He spends most of his time
searching
near and far
past, present, and future
trying to find someone
anyone
worth sacrificing for.
His motivation
is neither
pure good,
nor pure evil.
His motivation is the knowledge
that he is
a small
solitary creature
striving for nobility.
He does this
to prove
to whomever is judging this contest
that he is one of the keepers.
TOUGH LOVE
TOUGH LOVE
If you’re getting too caught up
thinking you’re big time
hard as a nail
wise to the street -
keep in mind
that Martha Stewart
went to prison
when she was 53 years old
and already a billionaire
from selling recipes to your grandmother.
CAPTAIN
CAPTAIN
When the ship is going down
and your baby is still sleeping
do you wake her
to let her know its over
or close your eyes
and lay beside her
waiting?
RECENT HISTORY
RECENT HISTORY
After he was nearly beaten to death
by four white police officers
who were acquitted
of any wrong doing
the city of Los Angeles
was set ablaze.
Widespread looting,
assault,
and murder
occurred over the next four days.
After a plea for peace
the riots subsided
and Rodney King
was awarded
$3.8 Million dollars
in a civil trial.
He used this money
to start a record label
called Straight Alta-Pazz Records.
It did not succeed.
RESEARCH
RESEARCH
I’ve been called an adult this week
by multiple sources.
I am not sure how to take this
but rest assured
an investigation is in order.
ASSIGNMENT
ASSIGNMENT
How carefree it is
to be born into a gang.
Lines clearly drawn
enemies color-coordinated
no other goal
but to posture,
hate,
attack
and attempt to survive past your 30s.
PERFECT END
PERFECT END
In the original story
of the Little Mermaid
Ariel is given a knife
by her sisters and told to kill the Prince
so she can become a mermaid forever.
Instead she commits suicide
by throwing herself over the side of a ship.
This didn’t make it
into the motion picture.
RESOLUTIONS PART II
RESOLUTIONS PART II
Every day this year
I would like to go somewhere new
and do something I have never done.
Nothing too fancy.
Just an attempt
at embracing the unfamiliar
and remembering
that no one really
has any idea
what it’s all about
in the first place.
VEGAS
VEGAS
A new day.
A new year.
A chance for new beginnings.
Ten minutes in
and I’ve already seen more fistfights
than I saw
in the two previous years combined.
LAST NIGHTS
LAST NIGHTS
Too bad
you were sleeping
when the aliens came.
We tried to wake you
but you were dead to the world -
Passed out from the night before.
Some party in the hills.
They had a lot of really great technology to share with us,
the aliens,
and some secrets on extending our lifespan by two hundred years.
It all seems so simple now
but you really had to see to them do it to understand.
I tried to take a video for you,
but my phone died.
They said they’d be back in ten or fifteen years
after the war.
Did I mention the war?
Well, it’s too much to get into via text.
Call me when you wake up,
I’ll give you the whole scoop
and you can tell me about the party
or whatever.