2.5083 : 4/3/19 : Transformation 5

Sole tool quiet

inaction

evolution

settlement

clarity

without transaction

transformation

five, twelve

seventeen thousand times

toss out new lives

like nickles

and dimes

what

2.4747 : 5/2/18 : Hand Over Hand

How to retrack

kick the inertia back

How to revise the tool

though I'll look a bit the fool

I tried hand over hand

the one foot two foot

kick off the dust

still shuffling in the soot

what's this routine about

just trying to get faster

because time is spilling

and I'm rarely my own master

what

2.4443 : 7/2/17 : Tool

You took my little tool

you bastard you

Price for the scatterbrain

coulda been worse too

let go the done and done

Get in line for extra fun

Got all the tools I might need

Line 'em up and

pay heed

what

2.4022 : 5/7/16 : Cryptic

pulled by the cryptic

nobody is fooled

my problem's obvious

gotta get this retooled

Gotta get this skinned

chopped, rebored

chase that cryptic truth

I so long ignored

what

2.3949 : 2/24/16 : Soft Rules

Did you come

for the spectacle

surprise just a

receptacle

And what you thought

you'd find here

You'll see if you've

a mind dear

I'm beating down

the soft rules

no time need

hard and fast tools

just get me to

the finishing

to hell all life's

diminishing

what

2.3424 : 9/17/14 : A Master Class (Endless Axis 157/500)

Said dear teacher do appear

I haven't learned a thing from fear

Inside I'm not just an old dog

Inside I'm not a cog

I don't want to go back to school

be measured by that rusty rule

It seems I'll never find that tool

but don't give up

I'll find my way, I'll find my way

I'll find my way, I'll learn today

Opportunity is knocking now

It's not a brass ring it's a plow

be careful what you wish for you know

and don't give up

So no one really got a pass

the real ceiling's lead not glass

And anyone who wants to can take

the master class

I'll find my way, I'll find my way

I'll find my way, I'll learn today

Endless notebooks endless books

Stealing endless dirty looks

at soft flesh in the next seat

then thousand miles behind those feet

And if I'd had more courage, spark

If I'd laughed or blessed the dark

I'd trade this life and never know

There's just no tracing how things go

And none of it's even a blip

You're only ever on one trip

And someday every veil will rip

So don't give up

Despite the pain that kept me up

Despite the hole in my full cup

I'd rather create than disrupt

And won't give up

I'll find my way, I'll find my way

I'll find my way, I'll learn today

Still think it's a worthy trade

a little love I made that grade

If it's a game we still all played

And don't give up

First day of the Master Class

Spin and drop in early fall's grass

Find the ring that's gold not brass

If I don't give up

I'll find my way, I'll find my way

I'll find my way, I'll learn today

We'll find our way, We'll find our way

We'll find our way, we'll learn today

what

2.2993 : 07/13/13 : So Smart

Should have

I'm not joking

Should have

been a plumber

I thought I was so smart yes

my way for sure

was dumber

I wish I had the lingo

I wish I had the tools

to everyday

be useful

and how I'd charge you fools

the problems

in the plumbing

this world is backing up

And I just shrug my shoulders

But I'd say giddyup

If I just knew the fixes

If I just packed the parts

I'm trying to find

my version

thought it goes

in fits and starts

101 Curious Professions 38: Plumber

what

2.2963 : 06/13/13 : Pocket

Pocket cottage cabinetmaker
that's when I knew I was
a mover and a shaker
I've been a beller
and a royal biscuit baker
now I'm cabineting
the cottage in your pocket
with my moneymaker
corner castle keyhole greaser
make sure that everything is
quiet when you do release her
I worked my way up
with sheer skill and charm
well and with a greasy little tool
about as long as your arm
Pocket cottage cabinetmaker
I'll never forget my root
as long as it may slake her
in the back of the cottage
underneath the castle stairs
way up in every parapet
I'll bang them out in pairs

101 Curious Professions 8: Cabinetmaker

what

2.2615 : 6/30/12 : Hobby

This train of thought feels like a hobby horse
this chain of ought always feeling off course
this getting drawn into the culture war scrums
logs getting sawn and here I'm twiddling my thumbs
I don't need a hobby, I need a fucking job
show me where to lobby, what kind of bomb to lob
nobody is fit to save this race of utter fools
no one has the bravery, no one has the tools
no one has my answer I am hung out on my own
beating every chance out of the hobby horse I own
seems I need a sharp turn and a different track
snap the strings of my harp throw it on the
smouldering stack

what

2.2209 : 05/21/11 : Exceptions

What sort of exception am I looking for
Another chance to break my own rules
Another chance to say just one more time
My set is full enough of those tools
I should be studying, trying to figure out
the ins and outs of systems, classifications
Maybe I would know what the exception was about
and where it stood among all my creations
and I suppose there is no limit to the class
though if they start to outnumber the standard case
I should perhaps at least have the courtesy to feel dumb
I just keep ending up back in this place

what

2.2151 : 03/24/11 : Force

Lacking finesse, I must apply force
And the product is a mess of course
whither inspiration whither esprit
on our way to becoming a parody
a bigger hammer and a longer lever
once upon a time long gone thought I was clever
once upon a time wanted to have that conversation
always ready to defend my station
the three ways to truth all leave me cold
I think you left something out if I may be so bold
and this stream just won't slow down
and yet I have to change my course
and the only tool I've got left in my toolbox is force

what

2.1977 : 10/1/2010 : Perspective

Is there a perspective on this
where I do not look the fool
probably not I'm pretty sure
I know these tired angles
And was the time spent looking
for just the wrong tool
trying to true the square with triangles
At some point I will look back
and see it as a hideous start
to another long session of deception
I would like to look back
see the time when I got smart
and this little side step as an exception

what

2.1759 : 2/25/10 : All Game

I heard a man predict the future
would be all game
It sounded like a crazy nightmare
to me, who do I blame
for bringing this estate
the world of all real false
and absolute surveillance
what a hideous waltz
consider that this world
might need less points not more
and I think I'll keep my flesh intact
if the implant racket's what's in store
Less game more play
is what I want to see
real not virtual
real productivity
call me naive
or an old fashioned fool
but I'll put this one to bed
with a plain steel tool

what

2.1664 : 11/22/09 : Fable

Surely this must be madness
a righteous fable
find my optimism
ready willing and able
again balanced like an angel on a pin
I'm not trying to get in
so if I look is it a sin?
The hour has come up
I'm in the thick once more
And only one direction can exist
and it points to the floor
Very close and comforting cool
a place to lie select the proper tool
I hope to do better
another day
hope to rise
and
hope to stay

what

2.1484 : 5/26/09 : Repeat (The Golden Age: 30/100)

I’m caught in a repeat and that’s not cool

I keep going back feeling like a tool

And I repeat repeat

the first few times it seemed neat

and yet I repeat

don’t talk about it and it might fade

don’t mention it ignore it and you’re made

And I repeat repeat

the first few times it seemed neat

and yet I repeat

And I repeat repeat

the first few times it seemed neat

and yet I repeat

And I repeat repeat

the first few times it seemed neat

but lately it all feels like defeat

and yet I repeat repeat repeat

what