bad limerick

i once was sucking on a sour sucker
that was really making my mouth pucker
till i reached the surprise
of a bug on the inside
to my friend who gave me it i screamed you phukker

idle hands

what is it that they say
about idle hands
right now
i cannot recall
all i know is that
mine feel
so idle

i find myself
more figity than before
restless
easily distracted
by the littlest of things

my fingers tend to rub
themselves at the tip
as if asking me why
nothing is there
nothing to do
nothing to hold
no reason
to be

i find
myself tracing
imaginary lines
in space
in air
in time
in limbo

my eyes
almost seeing
what my idle hands
want to be there

is this hallucinating
is it mental
instability
or is it
just normal
for anyone
feeling
the way
i do
now
so confused
foggy
wandering
without
sense of purpose

do i need a substitute
do i need something to replace
what these idle hands
used to have
does it need to be
something simliar
or something different
or just to get used to
nothing at all

must they learn
to become
comfrortable
being idle

whose work this is
i am not one to know
my thoughts indeed
have nothing to show
to explain
to my hands
how come
this is so

so i ramble on
and write away
with little or nothing much to say
this must be
what idle hands
truly do see

Call Me?

Pondering over calls
made
or not made
makes me feel
so junior high



*written 3/8/05 at almost midnight

Ode to Gaffers Tape

what is gaffers tape you say
well let me tell you
it is basic
it isn't tricky
it is handy
and it is sticky
it comes in black
or even white
to blend with day
or blend with night
it is a friend to any roadie
when moving many a loadie
securing wires
securing cables
attaching things to chairs and tables
i think they might even use it in stables
it is always better than duct
because it isn't as messy
it could patch shoe
as long as it isn't dressy

its just tape you say
nothing for which to get carried away
I tell you then you must not know it
because only then your heart will show it
for gaffers tape is made to bind
and even allows friends
to become entwined