Summer 2006

I have been playing through these changes
As faithfully as if they were written here on this page
I have been running changes my entire life
in lieu of creativity

But now they have led me here
And I don't know where to go next
No note will work, no gentle cadence
and it does not seem right to continue
nor does it seem right to stop

I have seen this man before
with his saxophone and travelling hat
and I don't wan't to believe
It has come to this

California hates me
ex-wife hates me
ex-friends hate me
school hates me
and so do the fates

At every turn
there are mocking birds
pecking and poking
laughing with delight

Travelling hat-check
oversized shoes-check
No peace for me