what it is

what it is

A reckless drive along the California coast
     what's what in this world
getting my kicks here there or wherever
flying kites with an ex con, bathing in a hotsprings,
and him telling me about the miracles of fatherhood

taken from a certain
per
     spec
             tive
a lot of birdwatching and navel gazing is what
             it is

i-
at 21 years by way of time travel
     -unconvinced

hollywood vs. applied linguistics
all plaster bed/room-living/room
(communal bathroom)
laminated map of space-time-continuum on the wall
now this
     this must be what it is:

shoplifiting botanical supplements, 2am, somewhere in New York
     ginko extract ... 70% daily reference value
     echinacea pills and I am one with everything
          this is real
          this is real shit
          don't even need the tv to sleep
          this is real shit.

✱

10/23/12