For You Too

compassion
is forgotten
when you cannot
feel your pain
spend forever
in the middle
watch your soul
go down the drain
in the meantime
it's the worst time
and we both
know it's true
for me
and for you too

meditation
is redundant
when you're thinking
all the time
take a coffee
have a respite
hold your own
as you unwind
it's the last time
it's the first time
and we both
know it's true
for me
and for you too

hanging on
to some misbegotten yesterday
a dream that fit the need
never quite got up to speed
hanging on
to a sleepy revelation
someone who needed room
and there was an empty room

have a couple
have a dozen
seems we never
get our fill
plan forever
then forever
isn't quite
the dizzy thrill
it's the real thing
it's a daydream
and we both
know it's true
for me
and for you too

(2012 db michel

The Real Reason

don’t want to hear about acid rain
that kind of talk
sends my stock prices down the drain
so i don’t think it’s funny
i’m invested in all the old things
oil and coal and bottled propane
and i like the money
we don’t need to save the world this year
please wait till i’m outta here
‘cause it’s bad for my investments

(2012 db michel)