de Mayo

light up the night sky
never in the darkness
constancy to the light
never then go thoughtless

a little lighter
lighter on me

let go of the blackened night
settle when we’re restless
sewing cover to make it right
for darker circumstances

a little lighter
lighter on me

Tim

go for awhile naively
make sure to try thinking of endings

if only time was secret
we’d lose the pressure to keep it from winning

it could be
it could be better
it could be better without time

Rotten

never know just how hard I love you
all I can say is
I hate love too soft
don’t look deeply into my eyes
it sickens me

treat me rotten
just for now
‘til I say otherwise

I predict today you will annoy me
just up to the
moment I let go
then you’ll lure me out from where I hide
awaken me

so treat me rotten
just for now
‘til I say otherwise

not always pretty, not always fun
sometimes it’s ugly and it leaves you there for wanting
‘cause we can’t have all things
there is no done
it will not always be the way they put on screen
not in the morning when we both rush
not in the cleaning, in the bill, or in the wash

treat me rotten
just for now
‘til I say otherwise

treat me rotten
and if you do
I’ll let you feel your way back
to the moment when I soften
back into what you wanted

Potential

inching my way
forward and back
side to side
to feel alright right where I’m at
in the now
I cannot see it
I cannot feel it
not sure how to be enough

and if someone told you
forget your potential
may be good to accept
nothing about you is special

so on so on
filling our days
to hide
how lonely we each are inside

investing our time
so we can feel safe
as if we are good
and therefore deserve happiness

not sure when
we all bought into it
and built a wall of it
know now cannot be enough

and if someone told you
forget your potential
may be good to accept
nothing about you is special

The Law

just let go of your endless want
blow a kiss to all you think
you ought to do
throw your hands up
and just walk away

donate things you no longer need
confess all your cheating and your greed
get up off your knees
and feel no need to pray

send word that you won’t be around
tell your loved ones
you’ve were lost then found your way
shout out loud that you were here today

get over all of it
get over it
people all full of
would-ofs and should-haves
get over it

just let go of your endless want
blow a kiss to all you think you ought to do
throw your hands up and just walk away

send word that you won’t be around
tell your loved ones
you’ve were lost then found your way
shout out loud that you were here today

get over all of it
get over it
people all full of
would-ofs and should-haves
get over it

this is the point when you start living
rid of the nagging voice within you
telling you over and over again
and again
it says, “wake up and save you”
you are the only you

Fold

hold me real closely
‘til my hair is in your eyes
hold me real closely
set all cares aside
give all

soaking all of me
‘til I feel all wrinkled and pruned
fold me
‘til only a tiny piece resides
give all

turn me salty
never insult me
breathe me all inside
I will think
and then throw out
all thoughts