foolish

foolish

every footstep that resembles
a sort of dancing prancing
tap tap tapping
every whisper that echoes
across the air
cooing coyly
every painting
every summer's day
every flower that blooms in May
haunts me foolishly

Inspired by Billie Holiday singing, "These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)".

anymore

when the tune goes to stop
you kind of hear it going on forever
the song doesn't stop
you just can't hear it anymore.

Changes

Changes

I met you not too long ago
or was it years ago?
for changes come about
and meeting again seems to be
meeting for the first time.

I wanted to change the world

I wanted to change the world

I wanted to change the world
that's all I ever wanted to do
I thought about it night and day
it haunted my dreams
I always felt
restless
anxious
nervous
to be doing something of
importance
I would go so far as to
make posters and hang them
up all over my room
inspirational quotes galore
I would write in journals
with bubbly star-eyed letters
and make lists upon lists upon lists
I would find people and tell them
my plans and how pertinent they were
and how I needed help
I had this seed of an idea
and always yearned for the water to
grow it into a tree
so something was missing
as something always is
from making the world change overnight
so I thought and I thought and I got so
caught up in the thought that nothing ever did change
until one day where I was planning away and I
remarked upon myself so lonely so sad so needy
oh how the posters meant nothing to the eye
if it wasn't I who could do something more
to change the world is to start by changing
yourself and to change yourself is to start by
changing the world
that's all I ever wanted to do.

My sketch of Herbie Hancock and Chick Corea

Inspired by Chick Corea and Herbie Hancock playing duo at Symphony Hall on April 12th.

Strength

Strength

As I sit and I stare
I look in the air
nothing can be so calm
so calm so calm
with nothing wrong
perfection, lucidity, strength.

ghost

ghost

a ghost seems to follow me around
for every footstep sounds of dancing
prancing tap tap tapping
for every raindrop sounds of symphonies
placidly playing pizzicato
for every sunbeam seems to make
a Monet painting swirling through
for every time I stop to breathe
i'm thinking of you.

Inspired by Billie Holiday singing, "These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)".

doubt

doubt

one
two
three
four
until the beat sunk in
and everything echoed in doubt.