sunday, august 30th, 2009 -- you can count on others to come through for you in very basic ways today and this will be more important than superficial words or grandiose promises. your friends might not be overly demonstrative now, but there won't be any doubt about their love and support. don't be afraid to ask for what you need because you'll likely receive it.

sunday began on rooftops
staring at the fires in the horizon.
i smoke the cigarette you give me
and hang my head over the edge of the building,
an instant rush turns my face flush
i take my first drag.

and somewhere between there and here
i ended up in a cafe
demanding any sandwich that had bacon,
the waitress laughed at my request
and obliged ten minutes later.
distracted, i stopped eating it
and threw it back into the paper bag
as my friend handed my
a bacon wrapped hotdog a block later.

airhumped while asleep.
i slept unphased until
a 4:30 wake up call,
another friend demanding i
roll out of his sleeping space,
i catch myself half asleep
laughing along with
the hawaii breeze machine
that forces me to wrap up in
the sleeping bag
already waiting for me.

we pass each other
in the morning
as each wake to footsteps by their heads.

we take detours
and end up in the grocery store,
i end up in my kitchen
with the fan he moved
to cool me off.

quick naps induced by the heat
and fried comfort food,
goodbyes were short
in our different states of nap.

we talk of dreams turned plot,
advice about new acquisitions
and plans to visit home again

i play my favorite movie
in an empty house,
fan in my face.

my telephone rings.
followed by a ride
with radiohead and dj am

that song that's been repeating
in everyone's car
dumbs me out to its beat.
i catch myself from singing about
missing someone great.



i call from my mother

i hug from an old friend
(he knows not how much i need it)

and even the fucking hello
never felt much better.

thank you.