2.5261 : 9/28/19 : Work Hard (The Experiment: 96/100)

Meant to think

bigger

but I just

worked hard

I maybe got

the black spot

but they put it

on a black card

put it in a

black box

Locked in a

black safe

worked hard

but this

white lab coat's

starting to chafe

what

2.5022 : 2/1/19 : Toss

I can toss

one out

because I don't

want to say

the thing I thought

back in the

early day

believe me

you've heard it

it deserves to

be boxed

maybe just

keep tossing

until the loop

is outfoxed

what

2.4965: 12/6/18 : Dayside

Days notion

lost

The usual

dayside cost

of internment

in the box

Forgot ten times

What got tossed

what

2.4951 : 11/22/18 : Ticking

In the pure

spirit

of ticking

off boxes

It still counts

what

2.4843 : 8/6/18 : A Raptor

What did I see today

the commute track

the box

the thoughts

revealed

would land me in the stocks

a raptor stuck

or crashed

or strangely standing

at a fence

called upon to justify

I would have

no defense

I better

open up my eyes

I better

harry out the lies

I better

get this angry

mind in check

as time is getting

thin as heck

what

2.4838 : 8/1/18 : Rainbow the Falls

The rainbow

the falls

moments

and thralls

if I could paint

a canvas

the trailbreak

the grand pass

in memory

far from the box

no money moves

no counting stocks

the memory

must now sustain

till falls again

bright summer rain

what

2.4830 : 7/24/18 : Good Enough

Listening to other

people's stuff

thinking how I am

not good enough

that's sure note a

winning strategy

oh I'm up to bat

again oh gee

not trying very hard

So I can't be blamed

plus my old problem

got inflamed

good enough it

checks my only box

now another round

me versus clocks

what

2.4816 : 7/10/18 : Regimen

Finally get enough sleep

get on a gratitude regimen

frequent active breaks

could I be the specimen

so many tricks

that I never apply

meditate, eat great

will I ever be that guy

It just can't go on

the gnashing and grumbling

Where's the effect tho

of this truth to which I'm tumbling

the regimen sits

in its dusty box

and you'd be a fool

to invest in my stocks

what

2.4797 : 6/21/18 : Silly Affair

Blew a boiing rant

an some silly affair

But it got me past the

doom thoughts so there

and I'll box up that

silly era too

maybe maybe at last

the circuit's coming through

what

2.4696 : 3/12/18 : Lit

I might get bit tonight

I could get lit tonight

but I think that I'll just

roll it up and quit tonight

I won't get on stage

too far past my good age

so pick another origin

so finally turn the page

get me a bigger box

a handful of padlocks

I'll move past this trench

If I can just weather the stocks

what

2.4529 : 9/26/17 : Better

Maybe this could

get better for anything

for anyone

can't get one sentence done

can't ever seem to

get it all together

always fighting

hell bent for leather

Doesn't excuse me

Whatever my little corner

however I might feel boxed in

another day to get foxed in

now's not the time

tonight's not the night

not reeling this one in

not getting the thing right

what

2.4514 : 9/11/17 : Inside Jokers

If I try to break the code

it just comes out as self-parody

and even the inside jokers

don't quite get the hilarity

You can ditch the fake smiles

because it's simply you young buck

I'm just trapped in the box

and the lid is well stuck

and this wheel has been around

this in a thousand pairs

at least I mostly kept the secret

mostly sidestep the stares

plenty like to poke mean fun

at sad cases like mine

and the jokers running things

well they still ain't cracked mine

what

2.4510 : 9/7/17 : Regular

So you try to get O.K.

with the regular

because you aren't getting

anywhere but where you are

and there's nothing else in

the world to be O.K with

and I just can't bear

anymore of the "today's the day" myth

Give me my participation medal

and leave me in my box

just as soon as things

Settle out I'm casting out

the stalks

what

2.4411 : 5/31/17 : Themes

The old themes play

and again I remember

every day

with the old man

Oh it's not exactly

fading, Pop

But I have to keep going

and the themes

make me stop

Every quiet hour

back home

in front of the box

and again the

sharp break

shocks

what

2.4379: 4/29/17 : Old Fox

You can keep pretending

that your checking

the boxes

but there's no really

fooling this old fox is

on to you

try to tell yourself

you're getting

perspective

try to sound

all so wise and reflective

think you do

old friend do you

recall the

green lute band

guess I'll have to

look it up sure

could used a hand

oh like we used to

what

2.4375 : 4/25/17 : Coup

Restless in the box

unsure of the locks

Maybe just the jones

butcher the meat

get left with the bones

no interest in a coup

never drop

the other shoe

what

2.4318 : 2/27/17 : Tick

Tick the boxes

it looks like discipline

better not skip the practice

risk letting

who knows what in

I think I'd

rather read a book

leave the box shut

a skip

taking this look

what

2.4106 : 7/30/16 : Decks

Clear decks check boxes

as another time approaches

try to hold steady

as doubt, fear encroaches

the matter of use of meaning

what lesson am I missing or gleaning

pick a night to transcribe and turn in

am I just picking which

time to burn in

Say it ain't so

maybe whistling in the dark

maybe in a year or five

I'll find out if I hit a mark

what

2.4072 : 6/26/16 : Wrong Way

A wrong way

knowingly embarked

guess yeah I'll pay

figure what sparked

blaming it on the box

typical though all me

who I think'll outfox

nothing about it's free

dig out that slip

make a record write it

While upon this trip

I'm keeping mum just to spite it

what

2.4041 : 5/26/16 : Slackbox

Scorned to pull

the trigger on distraction

reboot the slackbox

now here's real action

what