Thinking Of...

You

I awakened thinking of you
and the other two.
And the three or four more
I dared adore...
I awakened, thinking of you.

What, No Telephone?

Cut Rate Therapy

Cut rate therapy's really great.
You get to sit, you get to wait.
And come your time, don't hesitate,
your shrink took the day off.

Note To My Shrink

I don't think therapy can fix this.

Fixing A Motorcycle With Mechanical Chickens

Professor Bird

Rooster went to night school--
said, "I'm tired of this life.
I want a job, a great career.
I want a trophy wife."
But the hens all clucked,
"You dumb old bird
always crowing up a fuss,
you should be here on the roost
just like the rest of us."

Just for context, this is what happens when you're working on a motorcycle and your rooster tries to use your wrenches.

Left Justify?

Day Trading Dreams

Day trading in dreams--
the vast in-betweens
and everything that soon fades away
will not bring her back
or straighten the track
that leads to where I am today.

I Fought The Law And The Law Won

Years ago, while performing in a benefit concert in Stokesdale, North Carolina, my fellow band members and I noticed Guilford County Sheriff, BJ Barnes walking past the stage towering over most, if not all of the audience, and suddenly, as if we had planned the whole thing, the entire band broke into our own supercharged version of the old hit, I Fought The Law. Sheriff Barns stopped, listened to us playing the song, smiled and tipped his hat when we finished.

But that's not why I'm writing this. I'm writing to tell you of the outcome of my trial against a man who assaulted me while on the job late last year.

As I mentioned before, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. The police officer who answered my call either didn't file a report or the report was lost. The magistrate's office failed to pass the names of the witnesses on to the DA's office and when I gave the names of the witnesses to the DA myself, the DA's office dropped the ball forcing me to do the leg work to get the witnesses served.

Not to mention the worst flare up of my PTSD and bouts with Clinical Depression that I've had in years. It was if I was a high school freshman being beaten up by a gang all over again. And do I need mention my erratic behavior has made my life and the lives of my employer and co-workers very difficult?

To be perfectly honest, there were several occasions right up until today that I almost gave up on everything. When the monster Depression roars it can seem as if the only way out is to simply give up on everything.

Then there was his legal council. He didn't opt for a court appointed newby, he hired an experienced trial lawyer who knew every dirty trick in the book and wasn't shy about using them. Their strategy, wear me down until I give up.

The guy who attacked me also went out of his way to torment me. He enjoyed sneaking up behind me when I was buying coffee and laughing at me. I finally had to start buying my coffee elsewhere.

He would follow me down the road and ride back and forth in front of my home. Sometimes, depending on who he was talking to, he bragged about it. Other times he denied the attack ever took place. But at 3:00 this afternoon when the 3 witnesses I had worked so hard to subpoena walked into the courtroom and sat down beside of me, everything changed. Suddenly his attorney wanted to talk about mediation instead of a trial but I wouldn't have it. Sure, mediation could have meant an out of court settlement and possibly cash in my pocket but like I told the DA, "It ain't about money, I don't even want to be repaid for the $300.oo pair of prescription safety glasses he broke, I just want the judge to know the reason my glasses are taped together was because of his attack on me.

So at the last minute, in the last trial of the day, a very rattled lawyer who had previously thought he had another win in the bag and a now deflated thug who thought he had gotten out of trouble once again, were forced to plead to the judge in the hopes of a lesser sentence.

And what they don't know is that I'm the one who dropped the dime on the guy's next trial for a completely an unrelated crime.

Finally, I know I wrote that the world will know this thug's name if the court found him guilty but even though he was found guilty I've decided to allow someone else to tell it. After all, his other victims need to have some wins too.

The Car Broke Down So I Worked On My Bike

An Old Man's Motorcycle

He never rides it,
least not very far.
Mostly he eyes it
from near and afar.
He gets out his wrenches, says,
"Be fixed in a jiffy."
But it helps keep him sane,
helps keep him busy.

What A Day Off

Or, Just My Luck?

I was on my way to scenic Floyd, Virginia today-- my first road trip since having the engine rebuilt-- when I noticed some strange noises coming from the transmission. Rather than risk getting farther away, I decided it best I turn around, stay off the main roads and head towards home. But, as fate would have it, the trans-axle locked-up as I was coming through Eden, North Carolina.

One hundred and twenty dollars is what it took to get a wrecker home and now I get to search Greensboro Junkyards to find a transmission for my Toyota Corolla. I knew there was some reason I was going through the trouble of putting up that website.

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That's All I Have To Say About It

Accused

Accused, it seems, of having dreams
with little... or no way out.
Accused of taking everything
when all I have is doubt.
Accused, I guess it is the best
that most will never know
accused can be most anything
when the answer's always, no.

Do They Have A Long Term Leasing Option?

Two Wheel Time

I'm not so sure that therapy
is really what I need.
It seems that I could rent a friend--
your results aren't guaranteed.
Sometimes I think I'm wasting time--
perhaps your's, perhaps mine,
when all I need to get my kicks
is just more two wheel time.

Gone riding...