surfing y'all

neoprene thickness is wrapped delicately around my supple flesh.
counter-intuitively i paddle into chilly waters with chillier air temperatures
upon a floating fiberglass stick which is the cataylst of pure pleasure.
dwarfed by hazy pinks and vibrant oranges juxtaposed with sky blues and royal indigos,
the sun sets as my steed leads me down the breaking face of an oceanic slab of paradise...


i entered to win glasser/twin shadow tickets.


i briefly flirted with being ironically funny, but decided to just be poetically honest.  we'll see how it works for me.

'life is long for those that live it' -me

morning routine, during my morning routine

sleeping in colder months can be lonely
when there's no warmth
to spread your arms around
but if you practice anything hard enough
you can become skilled
and i am currently crushing it


a few more alarms later
i'm eating my oats 
and drinking the best damn coffee
it assaults the viscous goo in my brain

and fluidizes it, maybe in 30 minutes i'll be able to think

my coffee, fresh ground and french pressed to perfection
fucking pretentious
and delicious
there's no point to this right now


check ya later

father's age

25 years old
in another year my father would be
married to my mom who was even younger
and she had a child while i was becoming independent
my dad could barely grow a beard and i
can barely grow a beard
how did they do it
why is love so crazy
i don't know anything
even with all these experiences
it takes a moment to forget it all and become confused
my parents
my life
i keep minimizing my screen because
i am at work and i am scared that
people read what i write but they have no
idea
really

dad, me

lean in closer 
our freckled eyes locked in time
my skin it tingles


___________________________


my mind is aflight
body screaming for your kiss
my mouth fails to speak

rally to restore sanity was so sweet

watch it all here!


i was about a mile away from main stage at the beginning, and by the end just about 200 yards away

sigh

some nights life feels unbearable
lord knows i'm lonely

in the darkness of the night 

my soul is eclipsed by dark realizations
life will not pass me by


by morning it's gone
hope springs forth with every sunrise
and every waking breath exhaled
is a step forward

mycleansky.com

i'm hot
i'm irritable
my phone keeps ringing
awkward conversations
you said i don't radiate confidence
in a traditional sense
fuck my brain feels like cement
i battle falling asleep if i drive at night now
caffeine lulls me to sleep as i crash and float
away

my eyes are tired and my tooth just hurt for a few seconds

it's fall
i have time to write again
92% of the ocean city population has left
me to my thoughts and devices


i'm off the stand, now we just respond to 911 calls, until mid-october.  then i visit cities and maybe wooded areas and surf and be a teacher again.

tennessee

you look out your  cabin portal

to a sky filled with stars and

the white dusty trail of the milky way.

you exist in an exhausted stupor, 

lucid and transcendent,

your day of creation finished;

the pools of mirrored cerulean tears still 

evaporating into clouds 

as the warmth of the moonlight

reaches your heart.

we look to the same moon tonight.

in the morning you wake 

to the gentle breeze over your skin

scented of the morning grass, vibrant green in it's summer health.

the pleasant call of the morning dove 

gently harmonizes with the world outside.

the tears of yesterday have risen

slowly to heaven

their once deep blue richness now brilliant white and comforting.

of your eyes, tears, of your tears, clouds.

vitality is in the air

and in every breath that girl

that was robbed of her innocence

heals.