refrigerator

refrigerator
humming barbershop quartet
can I hum along?

happy as a clam

I was looked over by the tourists
in total disgust
when I opened up the letter
that informed me I must
do everything better
if I was to adjust 
to who I am
look at me
I'm happy as a clam

I felt like November 
in the merry month of May
I was trying to remember
what it was I had to say
should I fly east to Denver
or west to South Vietnam
I don't care
I'm happy as a clam

okay

everything is okay
there is no reason to panic
life is a sailing ship
and it's not the Titanic
nobody's honor has been offended
all my words stand self-defended
all the conclusions are open-ended
nothing more to say
I'm okay

my life is okay
there's no need to be resentful 
no worries here
life is blessedly uneventful
one lesson I keep learning:
the world keeps on turning
while the walls are slowly burning
but what can I say?
I'm okay

silver

I wish I had met you
when I was young
and not afraid to dream
you with your hair 
silk and silver
looking your age
sweet seventeen

Luxury

So it's a three-day weekend and I've got weed and a pizza and two new CDs. This is gonna be a real nice few days.

Glad to hear it, farmboy. You deserve it. What CDs did you buy? You hardly ever buy CDs.

Yeah, I know. They were both on sale so they didn't cost too much. But it is a luxury. I bought the new ones by the National and Vampire Weekend. I'm listening to the National right now. It sounds really good.

So I'm gonna try and leave all my fuckin' work headaches for a while. 

Have a fun time, farmboy.

Thanks, man. I'm gonna.

porn star

I'd like to be a porn star
but what if it's a real drag
making sure your body's perfect
and nothing ever sags
or deflates
or bulges
or rises up at the wrong time
I'm not sure that I
should be a porn star

breathe

in and out
like an accordion
twist and shout
your native tongue
oxygen
is your best friend
when it ends
up in your lungs

breathe
go ahead and breathe
life's a little magic
hidden up your sleeve
breathe

from the tip top 
of your body
to the bottom 
of your diaphragm
it's like a black belt
in karate
gets you out of
traffic jams

breathe
go ahead and breathe
it'll help you 
like you won't believe

from deep dark dixie
to the banks of the ohio
if your heart is hot
or twenty-five below
may calmness follow you
wherever you may go

breathe
go ahead and breathe
life is a tapestry to weave
breathe