it starts tomorrow.

July 1, 2009.

Canada Day.

The day I set my alarm an hour early so I can start to incorporate some new activities into my morning routine.

It won't be easy. I'm going to have to slog through it. But if not tomorrow, when?

grosser than gross.

"Bet you wanna go see something gross," he said.
"In a way that's the absolute most," she said.

"So the thing that will make you squirm most?" he asked.
"Yes the thing that will outshine all gross," she tasked.

"Well I don't know if you should come see," he shrugged.
"Then you'll never again play with me," she bugged.

"Oh in that case come walk there with me," he sneered.
"I can't wait till I'm able to see!" she cheered.

China White

I recently finished reading Scar Tissue, the Anthony Kiedis biography. It was a great read and taught me a lot about the man and the band. My favorite part was finding out where he found the inspiration for a number of my favorite songs.

The one recurring theme in his life was drug use. No matter what was going on with the Chili Peppers, that tasty smack was calling his name from just round the corner. With that addiction in mind (and liberally borrowing from the meter he established in Breaking the Girl), I wrote this following piece.

He was a man
who did all he can,
always adapting,
abandoning plans.
He was a man
who put his girl first,
She never quenched, no,
she left him with thirst.

Kept his gaze forward
he kept pushing toward
a goal far away.
Always let her down.
Didn't know why he
continued to try he
could never succeed.
Always let her down.

He was a man
whose eyes hid his strain.
Shouldered all burdens
and took on the pain.
He was a man
who swallowed his pride.
Lost in the journey
and stuck on the ride.

Kept his gaze forward
he kept pushing toward
a goal far away.
Always let her down.
Didn't know why he
continued to try he
could never succeed.
Always let her down.

He was a man
who could take no more.
Sighed and replied she
should walk out the door.
He was a man
who ignored her tears.
Saw through the act that
he fell for for years.

Kept his gaze forward
he kept pushing toward
a goal far away.
Always let her down.
Didn't know why he
continued to try he
could never succeed.
Always let her down.