FEW!! Well hello, folks. No no, Nat's not dead. All is well. Let's just say that I've been on a spiritual vaction. After much soul searching, I'm back in school (AGAIN) and still working at A&B. I gotta say, it's a great job. What it lacks in gratuities it makes up for in perks and bragging rights. I'm also still seeing Mr. S. AAAhhh. I feel all warm and fuzzy just thinking about him....Anyhoo after a substantial hiatus, here's a new one.

SYBIAN MACHINE

I've been trapped up
in an army of demons.
So, of course I'll love you here
But don't rely on anything
for next year.
And maybe I can save you.
Maybe you can make me bleed.
Maybe I can show you
why we treasure our heretical needs.
And maybe you can teach me
how to master such deeds.

And the dead do not rise
from graves.
They come to us through lost thoughts
and promises not broken
but delayed.
And I know I will never possess you
But maybe we can learn to dance together
and by our efforts
synchronize our umbilical cords
to tug at each other
like drunken marionettes.

And if ever there were a perfect time
for coffee and cigarettes,
this is it.
We can bathe in quieter light,
like the kind King David fell in to,
with his covetted, clean mistress
staying calm
while her warrior fell on the battle field.

We will damn up our pasts
behind us
And we will make an effort
to have a sense of humor
in order to carry in our hearts
pieces of happiness
that we can paste
over darker times.