Too Too Too Fast

Full sun to fog
All things suddenly
Close as morning breath.
The biosphere becomes apparent,
Surrounding our soft shells.
Dropping off the payload in Ohio,
Strawberries and chocolate
On the otherside.

Ghost of your grandfather,
Captain of a cream colored LeSabre,
Carves his ship through the countryside.
"Stay In Lane" does not address him.
He completely disregards such directives
And sashshays across the lines.
He's always been the one
To plot his own course.

Heading straight through the heart
Land elongated, fluffy
White pancakes --
Flapjack stacks.
And, the parrot speaks of Misery/Missouri.
As we swing beneath the arc,
Hours spent immersed in
Atmospheric drama of  the mid-Western sky.

Stretched between the rumble strip
And punchin' it.
A floppy eared cumilo nimbus 
Reflecting roadside hazards.
The trail turns purple
Towards twilight.

Dusty ridgelines receede,
Still lamenting time travel,
It's never enough speed. 

Sleeping Dragons

It starts with an invitation -- the opportunity

To try and find words

That I haven't the right sort

Of tongue to speak.

It's like attempting to fly

Without possessing the perfect pair 

Of feathered wings.

Clouds are meant for angels, so

I must remain here

Amongst the soil and the sidewalks.

In this crooked game, even kings

Slip between the cracks.

The alchemist can only

Choose to save their self.

It is a quiet, nonetheless,

Vicious bloodbath of a war.

And, like all such affairs,

Mostly waged in shadows [ the mind],

Secreted behind closed doors

And clenched teeth.

Dragons no longer lurk in caves.

They dwell in our bellies,

Still guarding sacred, glistening treasures.

Asleep, but breathing fire from

The depths of our core.

I suppose I've known all along --

These words will never be mine,

Anymore than they are truly yours.

...Someone else holds the strings.

In our frantic arrangement of accumulations,

We pray not to be noticed --

Yet reek of desperation and confusion.

Each day I silently covet the

Immeasurable wealth beneath my sleeping dragon.

Soon, I will breathe fire, too.