Yellow

It’s an important thing. The color yellow, that is. Like a superhero of the color spectrum, he’s in an elite group. They call themselves, “Primary Colors!” The exclamation point is a big deal to them. Never forget the exclamation point when talking to a primary color. They’ll shut you up and make you look like a dilapidated rainbow. No one wants that. So, just do yourself a favor and throw in the exclamation point even if you aren’t feeling particularly “exclamatory” that day.

            If I may say so, yellow is the kindest of the primary colors. He’ll still kick your teeth in if you offend his elite status, but he promises to do it lovingly as long as you aren’t wearing red or blue anywhere on your person. If you happen to be in a school bus or wearing a bumblebee costume, he might forget the whole incident altogether. He really can be a reasonable guy.

            Just think about what kinds of things are yellow. You’ve got sunshine, daffodils, bananas, the gross kinds of tortilla chips, wax beans, brick roads, summer squash, part of Batman’s symbol, a Coldplay album, corn, and the best Angry Bird. The possibilities for yellow are endless. How can a color that is represented by so many inspiring objects be entirely bad? I don’t think we’ve given yellow a “fair shake.”

            I’ve seen this firsthand. One day when I was walking down the street just minding my own business, a yellow goat just leapt in front of me! I said to myself, the goat, and a nearby microwave operator, “The NERVE of that goat! I’ll bet he thinks he’s better than me and more deserving of a ham sandwich on rye bread! I won’t stand for this.” So I sat down in the middle of the street. The microwave operator continued to whisper to his burrito. Did I mention that? I didn’t? The man was whispering to his burrito! Who does that? Seriously, I’m fairly certain he was flirting with it. It was gross.

            Anyway, I couldn’t spend an absurd amount of time paying attention to the creepy burrito lover. I was being summoned by a goat. Have you ever been summoned by a goat? It’s unbelievable. You feel weak, patriotic, and a slight tingle in your leg. All of that makes a guy want to listen to the goat. So you do. This specific goat was yellow, as I’ve already mentioned. Obviously, he was giving me wise words of caution.

            He thought I should get off of the road. I found that a little strange since the yellow goat was the reason I was sitting in the middle of the street. I suppose that makes sense. If one’s sole purpose is to caution people, sometimes you must create danger.

            With all this in our minds, we must conclude several things. First, yellow is beautiful. Second, yellow holds on to its responsibility like a buffalo wing holds on to a helmet. Finally, I’m wearing a chicken suit. I hope you’ve all learned a lot from my presentation on the color yellow. Don’t forget any of it. Your life hinges on it.

Things Look Grim(m)

I won't be going for walks alone in the woods for a while. Or maybe ever. I've begun watching a new show tonight. It's Grimm. I like it so far. It might become a show I love. Who knows? It got off to a weird start. Almost like it couldn't decide between being serious and being silly. Halfway through it's gotten much better.

Honestly, what's not to like about a show with detectives and fairy tales? Not much. Let me tell you.

There's just one problem with this. My over-active imagination is going to have a field-day with this. I'll be drifting off to sleep and into dreams of battling countless mythological creatures. I'll be walking down the street and wondering who would be a fairy tale creature.

*sighs*

Who knows why I do this to myself?

2,000!

I haven't been on my blog much lately. I honestly haven't had the time. Imagine my surprise when I go on tonight and find that I happened to have EXACTLY 2,000 views. Words can't describe my happiness. I don't care if all of them were friends and family. I don't even care if all of them were me. I have had this blog for less than a year and already its been looked at 2,000 times. 2,000!


That's amazing. I don't know why anyone's listening, but I'm super happy that they are. Sorry for this boring post. Maybe it'll help to think of it as a Viewer Appreciation Post. Hmmm...


I should actually write one of those.


Soon, Faithful Viewers. Soon.

Pearly Streets And Golden Gates

Im a musician of sorts. I write songs all the time. The words end up here and the music stays in my head since I am not yet talented enough to get it out into your ears. All of my furious song writing has culminated in this moment. My very first, complete album. It is entitled Pearly Streets And Golden Gates. And the band is Eternally Stray.

I'm really happy about how all these songs have a certain flavor, and all my other songs have another flavor. Here are the songs:

We’ll Dance

Breathe in the air

Meant for sorrow

Take a good look

At what once was tomorrow

Not a bad day

In more than one way

When the walls

Forgot their purpose

Misplaced memories of their solid surface

Love’s lights dance

Behind her brown eyes

With every other step

Another floorboard sighs

If the breath that she takes

Matches the move that I make

Then the moon

Would call us her own

We’d finally be home

We’ll join the stars in their dance

Beneath the lonely expanse

And wish for

When we’re alone

Our hearts supply the beat

Which is only ignored

By our clumsy feet

Slipping across her floor

There’s no sign of music

Outside of our heads

But the dishwasher’s hum

Might be music to some

If they worried about love instead

Love’s lights dance

Behind her brown eyes

With every other step

Another floorboard sighs

If the breath that she takes

Matches the move that I make

Then the moon

Would call us her own

We’d finally be home

We’ll join the stars in their dance

Beneath the lonely expanse

And wish for

When we’re alone

If I answer to the impulse

To dance and not let go

Would I remember

This moment again?

It feels more than worth it

To remember our first dance

Anything for a smile

She laughs for a while

At something I forgot I said

Old misery so far gone

She says it’s too late

Not to fall

In love with all

She ever wanted

 I’ll hold her in my arms

Keep my hands at her sides

Right where they belong

Since she’s all mine

And I think we’ll dance

Until we’re done

Drop everything else

Just hold this one

Love’s lights dance

Behind her brown eyes

With every other step

Another floorboard sighs

If the breath that she takes

Matches the move that I make

Then the moon

Would call us her own

We’d finally be home

We’ll join the stars in their dance

Beneath the lonely expanse

And wish for

When we’re alone

Letters to a Thieving Moon

Dear Moon

I thought you might like to know

That you just stole

What is dearest to me

You can’t hide the fact

You stuck a knife in my back

And I know that you’re a thief

Another day

Another choice not mine to make

Another night

Another smile mine to fake

With misery picking a fight

I wish that time would finally wait

So I don’t have to

I might have misplaced my say

In the matter

If you could go or stay

I’d vote for the latter

The moon’s grinning face

Hid the curse

It just wished upon me

As I say “hi”

To its cool, pale gleam

I might as well

Wave goodbye

To the source of my

Missing heartbeat

Another day

Another choice not mine to make

Another night

Another smile mine to fake

With misery picking a fight

I wish that time would finally wait

So I don’t have to

I might have misplaced my say

In the matter

If you could go or stay

I’d vote for the latter

Warmth and your glow

Ignite the chill in my bones

That peace you placed in my heart

Was lessened at least in part

When you reached down

Beneath the depths

Of the cold, hard ground

And without a second thought

Dear Moon, you broke my heart

Now that she’s not here

She’s standing over there

Gazing at your face

Hanging in the air

Thinking it’s not fair

Disbelief

Under the cloudy canopy

Known to some as northern Tennessee

I found myself in a downpour

That could be called torrential

It wasn’t until then

That my poncho did seem essential

It’s a relief

A release

The gravelly streets and I

Are in disbelief

We walked and you talked

In your all too prudent

New York accent

I hated it

And you bit into

A letter of intent

Catch your gasps of breath

You left me here

To die this death

We both knew

She’d twist us askew

I am finally getting in

And settling

For my title

Of “has-been”

It’s a relief

A release

The gravelly streets and I

Are in disbelief

Hours before the Sun’s alarm

Is set to blare

I’m grinning and shaking

In streetlight after streetlight’s glare

Do you smell worn-out paint splatter?

I don’t either

But that never really mattered

I see the blue

I smell it in the harsher avenues

It’s a relief

A release

The gravelly streets and I

Are in disbelief

The stars aren’t lit up quite yet

I’ve been told they will be

Warmth known to erase regret

I don’t have it in me

To nod and pretend to agree

Nothing is able to reset

Just me

It’s a relief

A release

The gravelly streets and I

Are in disbelief

The scent of gasoline

Warms the innermost parts of me

I’ve tripped and fallen in

Too many caverns

For my liking

Print me out a whole new pattern

I’ll taste the jet black ink

And tell you what I think

It’s a relief

A release

The gravelly streets and I

                                 Are in disbelief

Only

Drops of rain hit my window

Then drip into my soul

They can’t dampen

The mood Im in

Because I already know

I already know too much

To turn around

I’ve met the only one

Who can save me if I drown

I know I’ll never be lonely

Since you promised me

I’d be the only

One that you would love

I know you love me

And I love you

Now the only choice

We have left to choose

Is if we mean it

I know we mean it

We’re the only ones

We’ll ever love

You’re the only one who understands

The only one who will hold my hand

When I need it

And I need you

You’re the only girl I want by my side

Now and for the rest of my life

Oh, I love you

And you know I always will

You’re the only best friend I’ll ever need

The only one who will never leave

And I’ll never walk away

Because you’re here to stay

You promised you’d always stay

With me

Only you ever took the time

To take a long, hard look inside

Of my heart

And love me

Despite what you see

I know you love me

And I love you

Now the only choice

We have left to choose

Is if we mean it

I know we mean it

I see the way you look in my eyes

And I can’t find any lies

In them

Because you love me

And you always will

You’re the only one

Who will never run

You’re here to stay

So let me say…

I love you

You’re the only girl for me

And you’ll always be

The only one

The only one for me

I’d Take The Fire Over The Frying Pan Any Day

Dancing finger-like flame

Dive, dive deeper in

Curl around your prey

Wood you bite and maim

Is turning charcoal gray

I’d wave back, but you’ve forgotten me already

So I’ll sit here with you

Since my feet can be unsteady

Dancing, shining, flickering

To what seems a random beat

I’ll tap it out

Just to find

It originates in me

While I watch the ancient coals glimmer

They soothe my aching feet

And soon it feels like summer again

Down in my snowy basement

I dance as if my feet have strength

And try not to slip into pain

Soft, inviting warmness

Draws me closer to the flames

Swirl and swing

Lick the iron roof

Face your fears

And drift for years

In an island full of proof

My heart leaps with the sparks

Before they disappear

They’re gone too soon

Gone from me

Gone like you

Soon will be

Rustic

The peppery scent

Of smoke and fire

The first one sent

Not to the sky, but higher

Pine needles bend and twist

Between my toes

They crack

I pretend we kissed

And we’re taken aback

The rusty breeze

And its metallic glow

Waft up from the street

Just to let you know

You’re finally home

The word “Cutie” comes to mind

But I’ll ignore it to pass the time

Too bad you begged me for a response

I haven’t yet mastered nonchalance

Will you please understand

That this night

Is nothing at all like

Sleight of hand?

That star flew

It sprang and I knew

By the reflection

Of my glasses

I had an addiction

To each one of its passes

Smile, My Dear

Your grin has a certain

Effect on and off me

And I’ll be waiting here

Ignoring the gray

Until it reappears

When it does

It melts my heart

Seems to be enough

Straps down my head start

And Baby, every one is a work of art

You’re too cute for this

Too perfect not to miss

It’s still now

And already I reminisce

Of the hours tonight allows

If my fingers beg for yours

Would you hold me safe for hours?

I need your hand

In more ways than one

It wasn’t planned

But I’ll take the chance

In the hopes you fall in love

October blocks my view

That stop sign was brand new

It’s no wonder

It stayed covered

And out of sight

Could this ignite

Your love for me?

It couldn’t hurt

You’ll always be my first

The word “Cutie” comes to mind

But I’ll ignore it to pass the time

Too bad you begged me for a response

I haven’t yet mastered nonchalance

Will you please understand

That this night

Is nothing at all like

Sleight of hand?

Our flashlight beams

Between our cozy feet

A veritable

Tinker Bell

My Love?

Can I give you

My only thimble?

A heart attack seems all new

In this rustic

October night

I didn’t plan this

And neither did you

I wouldn’t change this

And neither could you

Fireworks Inside

Falling sparks light up the night sky

But I hardly notice their reflections in your eyes

Jarring explosions threaten to tear us apart

But we don’t care

Because they can’t compare

To the fireworks inside of our hearts.

Your hands and arms wrapped up in mine

I feel so warm and safe inside

I never want to leave this place

Your weary head rests on my shoulder

The other side seems so much colder

Your contented sigh makes my heart race

No, I never will leave this place

Despite the crowded city

I only notice you standing next to me

Im paying no attention to the merry throng

Their voices vanish from my hearing

Deep into your eyes, I am peering

Into the brown eyes which haunted my thoughts for so long

We share a calm, yet nervous smile

As if to say, “It’s been awhile.”

Even though we’re here together

I know that I’ll miss this day

When you and I have gone away

But, for a moment, our hearts are tethered

The rainbow blasts seem dull

So I wait for a quiet lull

I bend to whisper in your ear

You tighten your grip on my shaking hand

Somehow, I know you’ll understand

The thought that I need you to hear

We’ve waited for this moment our whole lives

It’s what’s kept us up at night

Try not to be distracted by

The explosions in the sky

From the fireworks inside

Of our hearts and our eyes

Who Needs a Heartbeat, Anyway?

Sitting next to the girl I love

Trying to forget the ticking clock

I don’t have a single complaint

I only wish that time would stop

With you, Megan, my world is perfect

But these seconds keep ticking past

Despite my very best efforts

These moments never seem to last

Time always flies by so fast

I recall the way my heart stopped beating

When I was first introduced to you

I know I’ll never forget that meeting

Cause now heart attacks are nothing new

Every time I see you

My tongue gets re-tied

When will I learn to say

The thoughts buried inside

I love those moments when my heart stops

Meg, do you know what you do to me?

Time almost seems to pause

When you give heart attacks so frequently

Hurry Home

I drove farther than I care to admit

To you and your worn out smile

I can hear it in your voice

You’re lost without me there

I don’t have a choice

But to stay here

Blame a cruel, twisted fate

That tears me away

My arms won’t relax their grip

Once they capture your frame

I’m ready to be home

Tell me to hurry home

Oh hurry home

Sweetheart

Hurry into my arms

My love

Is far too strong

For you to ever be far enough

Away

To stop it in its tracks

And as soon as you can

Please be heading back

So hurry home, Honey

Hurry home to me

You drove further than I care to admit

To me and my weary sighs

You keep telling me all about

Mountains and the sunrise

But the truth is

I cant get through this

I need to see your eyes

Feel your hands settle into mine

So hurry home

Sweetheart

Hurry into my arms

My Love

Is far too strong

For you to ever  be far enough

Away

To stop it in its tracks

And as soon as you can

Please be heading back

So hurry home, Honey

Hurry home to me

Well, that's it really. Thats my first album. Any observant readers will have noticed the fact that song #9 wasn't on this post. That's because it only exists as a letter at the moment and as I don't have that letter I can't yet type it out. For a while you'll just have to pretend that you know that song. I'm sorry if I bored anyone. I only meant to have fun with this. And I honestly loved every second of it.