they're riding in the back
and the dogs are in the front

when the house is burned
the chimney still stands

the trees are all november,
they look so thin in front of the sun

who forgot their damn hat,
if you are who i think you are,
life is easy;
just avoid the mirror,
and go to bed on time

the tire tracks look the same
the leaves, however, are new
and dead

let them dogs loose
let them damn dogs loose

hes on the bank

owning no boat

he painted a new name

on the old boat

theres another warrant out

who can keep track of court dates

an old lover will show up

she'll look up from below

with mermaid eyes

later she'll get you drunk

and she'll be drunk too

you'll drive home

drive on home,

feel like a rock

skipping on the road

there are some places 

that have no names

tomorrow morning

there will be a line;

a line to wait in

crossing the bridge,

you will see one white sail

between two shades of blue

union boys
werent ready

of course

the general was shot at once
the mississippi regulars
drove the bluebellies

off the cliff

they landed on the wounded
and sunk the boats

before he died,
the general said,
"one blast upon his bugle horn
were worth a thousand men"

in the summer,
a black carhartt
and long hair


the things we need,
water, a dimension
a cot, arms

raise red lantern,

it doesnt matter

if the master visits me

today, tomorrow

or never

all people
are a head
on the hydra

raise red lantern,
drain blue cup

one of the sick heads

forever sick,

raise red cup that poisons

force the rest to drink

never go into the woods

hoping to meet someone,

they'll be far out, wasted

or 'getting exercise'

never go anywhere

hoping to meet someone

i went to the top of the mountain

and took a nap

when a boring person

meets a curious person

only one of them is bored

i drive by places

where i would like to sit down

to see what was there

knowing well,

i would be bored

before the duck flew out

the duck is in the reeds

there are snakes living there

every night i dream of a duck

the duck doesnt read

it hates sunday

the duck once saw a waterskier

tangled in a family of water snakes

cafeteria

i ate ice cream
out of the dark bowl;
in my sleep,
i sweated furiously