Thursday, June 10, 2021

Face The Music

The band aid slid off

easily in the shower

As a younger man 

he would just rip them off 

but he was older now....wiser.

He wiped the condensation 

off of the mirror and saw

his father's face.  He brushed

his teeth and growled madly

like a rabid dog. He rinsed

with mouthwash to Metallica "One"

(the sextuplet bass drum section)

spit, smiled then shut off the light.

His silver suitcase was spilled

open on the bed.  He got dressed

and grabbed his sticks and room key.

Electric energy was everywhere.

Cicadas were screaming as

he walked into the night.

100 words project ~ J. Karr

BIG RIP

the scene

so depressing

even embarrassing

money machines

buying things

pretending

he who has

the most toys wins

all destroyed 

in the end

boys & girls

building blocks

race cars

robots that talk

colors crayons

sidewalk chalk

show & tell

speak & spell

etch a sketch

rubiks cube

boob tube 

T.V. Babies

bottles broken

home alone

ring tone

cell phone

tower antenna

pulsing power

brain stem

game system

atari sega nintendo

intrinsic

linguistic

head & heart

stop & start

gas & go

plug & play

pain train

pulls away

jumping for joy

elated alive 

Earth's surface

mud & crust

creating cratered

now or laters

candy land

holding hands

overstand

chutes & ladders

laughing matters

masters of disasters

split second decisions

space & time

talking clocks

wax lips

acid trip

back flip

haunts & hosts

ghosts boast

burnt toast

least worst

more most

driving a hearse

in reverse

back to birth

BIG RIP

J. Karr

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Vacation

Im stressed
Im depressed
I can't get no rest
Working hard
All of the time
Im stressed
Im depressed
Get it off my chest
Think I'm losing my mind (hold)
If i could
just go on vacation
man just a couple of days
not worry about bills
i haven't paid
Does anybody out there
Feel the same? (hold)
Im stressed
Im depressed
I can't get no rest
Working hard
All of the time
Im stressed
Im depressed
That I can't be the best
No matter how hard I try (hold)
Spending 40 hours
Locked in a box
Hour each way in traffic
Stuck in gridlock
Sometimes I feel like
Punching the clock (hold)
Im stressed
Im depressed
I can't get no rest
Working hard
All of the time
Im stressed
Im depressed
Get it off my chest
Think I'm losing my mind (hold)
Gave my badge
Back to the boss
He said "So sad to see you go
A colossal loss"
I said "I'm getting out of there
No matter what the cost" (hold)
Im stressed
Im depressed
I can't get no rest
Working hard
All of the time
Im stressed
Im depressed
That I couldn't be the best
No matter how hard I tried (hold)
Now I'm sittin' in the sun
Soakin' up some rays
Swinging in a hammock
Lost count of the days
Went on vacation
Decided to stay
Does anybody out there
Feel the same way? (Hold)



Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Bare

I'll bare it all
I'll bare it all
For you
Share my soul
All of my words true
I'll bare it all
For you
Give until there's
Nothing left to give
Until I run out of words
Or I run out of breath
There's nothing
I wouldn't do
Bare it all
Bare it all
For you
Yeah I'll be your stripper
Jumping out of a cake
I'll be a skinny dipper
Walking out of the lake
Bare my bones
Shed my skin
Bare it all for you
Again & again & again
Yeah I'll be your stripper
Jumping out of a cake
I'll be a skinny dipper
Walking out of the lake
I'll walk barefoot
Over broken glass
Explode like
Nitroglycerine
It'll be a blast
I'll get buck naked
Wake you up
Make you
Eggs & Bacon
Bare it all for you
Bare it all for you



Friday, February 8, 2019

Fire on the Tracks

Fifty below
Nowhere to go
So goddamn cold
This really blows
Oh great
Oh wow
Whaddyaknow?
Forecast calls
for more feet of snow
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh
Chi town attacked
an arctic blast
Gotta keep the trains running
Puttin fire on the tracks
Putting fire on the tracks
Really? Yeah! For Real?
Putting fire on the tracks
Chill you need to relax
Some dudes running late
Chill you need to relax
It's all crystal clear
They're putting fire on the tracks
Gotta keep the trains runnin
Fire on the tracks
Arctic Blast
Fire on the tracks
But i gotta keep it going
Like a well oiled bicycle
But my bones are frozen
Need a well boiled icicle
Live in a snow globe
Got a runny nose
God's shakin it up again
Guess that's how it goes
So it goes so it goes
Bones are frozen
Better grab a shovel
Better grab a scraper
Puttin on my ski mask
Guess I'll see you later
Need to relax
Fire on the tracks
Well boiled icicle
Whaddyaknow
Fire on the tracks
Arctic Blast
Gotta keep it going
Snuggle up
Teeth chattering
Try to relax
Fire on the tracks
In your face
Snow globe shakes
In your face
Snow globe shakes
In your face





Saturday, February 2, 2019

Baby

Baby
Born in the backseat of a car
Everybody knew that girl would travel far
Parents weren't pleased
When she chose not to go to college
Earth was her teacher
She gained a worldly knowledge
She stared up at the stars
She frequented the bars
She had a smile on her face
That would light up the place
When they played her favorite tune
She did a little dance
Long flowing hair
Patchwork pants
She climbed many mountains
She sailed around the world
Born in the backseat of a car
She was no ordinary girl
Baby you've been on my mind
For all this time
Where you been lately?
Love You Baby
Now she was behind the wheel
She loved to go exploring
She loved how it made her feel
It was just like she was soaring
She camped out in the woods
She slept out on the beach
When you tried to give her a call
She was always out of reach
She'd show up hungry and tired
Wiped out from the road
God knows where she'd go
Wish she'd let me know
She'd need a little cash
Just a change of clothes
She'd want to get out fast
Back on the road
You've been on my mind
For all this time
Where you been lately?
Love You Baby
She said let me tell you a secret
I want you to know
That no matter where I go
I always feel at home
When I think of you
I never feel alone
Yeah I'm always home
Movin' down the road
Baby
Born in the backseat of a car
Everybody knew that girl would travel far
Baby







Tiny

Tiny tear fell from an eye
Ear heard someone cry
Voice sang a strong song
Choice to sing along

Echo bounced down the hall
Wave crashed through the wall
We sit in wonder of it all
In wonder of it all
Feeling so small
In wonder of it all

Beer spills on someones thigh
Another night another fight
Never a good reason why
Voice says you don't belong
Choice speak up somethings wrong

Echo bounced down the hall
Wave crashed through the wall
We sit in wonder of it all
In wonder of it all
Feeling so small
In wonder of it all