The choir of the saints is heartle… They’ve parried happiness a lifeti… seeking the old earth, the marsh of the meek— where earnest suffering is woven w…

Yes, it’s a famous song— “Unbroken Chain” by the Grateful Dead, a good band name as an aside,

I hear now a raucous party in the… Recognizable party tracks fun and… Laughter, joviality, intoxication… With the advent of unseasonal heat… the moment of festival and mating

I saw him on the side of the road, on the side of the interstate exit… Maybe he was 18, definitely not 21… tired but not yet haggard. The moment I saw him

I have this sensation when remembering the poignant noteworthy moments, Lovers, the Dead, crimes—

It’s good here decapitate me here this moment perfect astounding unknowing faith in God not necessary

I’ll give you what I got, I can part with it all. I have gifts— A silk tongue,

Ancient meadow preadolescence, burgeoning and righteous never-ending dimension first sighted past your fingertips… is stolen by ambition,

In your gut is an empire— Spells, tug of war, Holy Days, ascent, decline.

The moon lulls me as I wade through poppy fields, dragging limp hands behind me, catching each pod long enough before it snaps upright again

Nirvana is acquittal, wearing sweatpants in an empty cou… drunk, singing songs about the Southland. God has fashioned my heart like a…

I feel newly acquainted with this skin, everything is novel, intensity is wherever my eyes land,

Formulate an agenda Make friends. Label enemies. Identify beliefs. Re-examine.

Oh, Death! Two beers and I’m on my back! Skipped the shower, skipped the toothbrush. Just a film of sweat,