2.5276 : 10/13/19 : Oracle

Nothing I can think of

matches up with

the oracle

or am I deluding myself or

did I

ignore the call

Any good surprises

left in this

century

were I doing it over

where would my

Sense of adventure be

for sure this week

I'll kick off

phase one of five

still not gave up

though lacking in drive

oracles can't do

the work I

require

but I'll need more than

lists for

the work I aspire

what

2.5275 : 10/12/19 : Liven Up

Half assing it

sure

have for it to be

the story

the stew du jour

would it

liven up

if I hit the

metaphor gym

if the bookies

looked my way

odds would be dim

If I livened up

my message

would some structure

follow

tried to hype

my own before

but words

rang hollow

what

2.5274: 10/11/19 : Grotesque

The spectacle grotesque

and me at the desk

not knowing

how to counter

and will all the good

founder

Not a bit

messianic

look concerned

that's a good trick

but the grotesque

marches on stilts

and my optimism

wilts

what

2.5273: 10/10/19 : Someday for Sure

Pain's in the head

is it anywhere

else

is it anything

else

Someday

for sure

and no

real cure

But while

you've got me here

best

keep busy

teacher's

not coming

is he?

what

2.5272: 10/9/19 : Hysterical Misery

Hysterical misery

but a quiet sort

half incoherent

shrugs off retort

hardly articulate

thoughts circulate

repeat and seethe

what use to create

what use to improve

adapt try to change

age's drag deepens

call duller, more strange

no market for this crap

most of all not within

and angry as well

at the curse word begin

what

2.5271: 10/8/19 : Scheming

Can't stop the scheming

The pure perplexing dreaming

the inner essayist

Sorry old friend

that chance I missed

trying to make

sense of the scraps

the ghostly hand

fire-writes: perhaps

dullard obligations

call me from my schemes

I'd shed a tear

but my eyes are full of beams

what

2.5270: 10/7/19 : How Long

How far have I come

well how long has it been

not all up and down

not all sweat and tin

stop trying to keep score

stop seeing a race

drill down on the core

beating heart strong in space

like a jewel on a line

monofilament mount

one at every crossing

hanging jewels beyond count

each one a pure heart

I have only to pluck

when it's been so long twice

I'll no longer be stuck

what

2.5269: 10/6/19 : Third Act

Can't remember

if I've dwelt on it

before

looking for a door

If I may say it

without fact

wondering if there's

any such thing

as an American

Third Act

Hard time caring

or believing

too damn early

to just

stall at last

Checkout

Well still the

next dumb

come on artist

pops a head out

will be the one

I deck out

what

2.5268: 10/5/19 : Or End

Not the start

or end of

anything

Keep my

pointer down

on that

maybe I

can pull

the string

Still trying

to make

it

Something

pivotal

and I don't

want o

give at all

what

2.5267: 10/4/19 : Square

Square up the edges

align my pins

reach up to the sky

touch my shins

square my shoulders

breathe in deeply

let it out slowly

it won't come cheaply

what