a patchwork man
he puts a feather in his hat
skateboard shoe-in tattoo hued
cigarette

who do you think you are
without the mirror?
what can you say is truly your own,
not borrowed from a safe zone?

glasses, sleeveless t-shirt, vest
and ankle beads
pins in cluster formation
they're saying things

but what do you say when
no one is listening?
why do you speak at all?
what do you think you are
beyond the mirror?
what can you say is truly your own,
not borrowed from a safe zone?

_______________________

a patchwork man
he puts a feather in his cap
t-shirt jeans mobile device
and a baseball bat

what do you think he holds behind the mirror?
what do you think is truly your own?

a patchwork man
t shirt jeans and a baseball suit
he’s falling back

I don’t know if there’s a rubber anywhere
that would do things like stop bleeding
it’s not like i can’t be broken,
i do things i’ve never spoken in my wandering

_______________________

beautiful
wonderfully made
magnificent in every facet
wonderful

can you see
the deeper side of life
calling me
haunting me

we like to be comfortable
part of something
connected to a whole
but we never see what we are
even when we are alone

beautiful
wonderfully made
magnificent in every facet
wonderful

can you see
the deeper side of life
calling me
haunting me