A Couple of Poems

Drown

a moment of your life is all it takes
for the warm pressure to push so softly,
engulf you completely
the voices drown out
no matter what they have to say
you know the truth
“all is right and well
all is beauty and all is divine
when you can only look up”
perfect pressure
keep it down, keep it calm
taste the new world, plus’s, minus’s
sparks fly, enjoy the quiet fireworks
and seismic caresses; let it go, flow, float
you might just be born again...

Ask

you ask for a little
and you will get a little
you give it your all
but that don’t mean shit
I never got that one down
I always hear but never listen
always listen but never learn
teach me something new, baby
show me how I’ve never lived
tell me what the walls have said
the ones I never paid attention to
make my life a goddamn lie
pucker up, break the fourth wall
break down every single wall
I only ask for a little
but please baby, don’t give me a little
because I’m gonna give you my all