I always wanted to be the kind of man
Who said more with his silence,
Yet I talk too damn much
Like the gamblers at gas stations week after week
Hoping that one day it’ll all work out.

Vagabond Prophet

Fevers

Some ailments don’t give fevers

Some wounds don’t leave scars.

I know a scant amount of faith

Can break down devils,

And too much may just suffice

To keep me level.

By grace and grace alone

I’ve been saved

From having everything

That I’ve ever wanted.

– Vagabond Prophet

Would a tired panda look any different? Or would it just look the same, kind of like how that wishbone of yours looks just like a backbone.

Vagabond Prophet

Honk

Strolling hand in hand

I felt your feathers intertwined with mine,

As we meander across lines

Yellow and white

Dotted and solid.

We don’t care about the world,

We’ve got our love to keep us warm.

Even if those are cars honking at us,

Even if this is a busy road,

Even though we’re geese.

Honk.

– Vagabond Prophet

Bloody geese stopped traffic this morning, they really did look like a couple.

Thronging

Wind rushing

Blood gushing,

Enemies thronging in my blind spot.

You said you’d watch over me

Until the end of the age.

Everyday I understand better

You meant that differently than expected.

Watch me closely I beg of you.

It’s getting dark and my feet

Are unwieldy and easily misled.

You’ve always been a brutal teacher,

And yet I’ve learned.

Salvation can’t be self taught,

Self help books will only ever be kindling

For the fires of hell.

Let me learn from every turn

Of this journey you’ve set me down,

Just please don’t let me know

What it’s like to feel your presence lacking.

– Vagabond Prophet

Disappointed by Candy

Some things get harder,

With each stroke of times brush.

Like getting out of bed,

Believing in magic,

And making friends.

Like how cravings get stronger

For candy that disappoints

More and more each bite.

– Vagabond Prophet

There’s no room for a double view when my mind is no concern to you.

Carnival Knights

The cat has one tail but you chose to take nine, you’re taking nine for me.

Carnival Knights

Met Your Match

Gravity has finally met its match in you

Tell me where do you hide your wings

I could swear you belong in the sky

With all that grace and beauty,

Why do you walk beside me

And not above me?

– Vagabond Prophet

I drink tea when I’m out of alcohol. I’ve been drinking a lot of tea lately, it’s refreshing and I hate it.

Vagabond Prophet