All the fuzzy polka-dotted mist on the screen,
In between the lines the aliens are talking-
The dial is tuned to the pop and static
When nothing else is on-
Smoke has been filling my head
Within white walls, white noise of saws,
Through blood-shot rimmed eyes-
All day has been some awful song
And it was time I decided to trade in
This bloody smog for air-
I can’t keep my dinner down
No matter how hard I try
Nothing stays in, my hand is raw-
I’m a Gemini, I can’t keep hold of anything
For long.
Why I can’t get myself to sleep,
Live a little in a dream-



I once thought of a city floating in the sea-
I’m sailing away to be there
Alone and miles from everything
Familiar and wrong-
To walk along avenues of anonymity,
To breath in the fog-
Prayers are on the phone, the other end won’t
Answer, if not in time-
I’ve been calling,
Are you going to be there when I arrive?

Please stay home.