LATELY I'VE BEEN ANNOYED by Kelly Greenwood

Lately I've been annoyed by the

duplex simplicity

the abject complicity

the stale universal tale

of uniformed eccentricity

caught up in a tidal wave of reciprocity

the fog, the secrets, the life that I've lived

I'm sticking to my guns

my gun's filled with glue

'cause the irritation induced

largely comes from you

Written at the bottom of the cancelled checks

the ones written by a mouth

who's ass couldn't cash

is a memo of a memory

of a not so distant past

It's time for the light to shine

to harness the gift, the pressure

the wilderness of sexual energy

channeled into theory

that becomes a reality

living, breathing, twisting

I'm flying down the alley

under strict supervision

If I get this right

remind me to hit the delete button

trade in excess

for a more meaningful set of instructions

reduce what I meant

to the lowest common denominator

see what had happened was,

I used to be an astronomer

Palms up fortunes get told

the sticky substance

that together the body and soul hold

natural high in a dream

of technicolor highlights

running mad like a stray cat

in the city that runs it's mouth at night

Your secrets safe with me

'long as i don't find out

the truth is open to interpretation

silence erupts into fascination

I for one am far removed

from this optimist constellation

mind's gone on permanent vacation

Excuse me while I make this awkward introduction,

but I hope you enjoyed the unnecessary interruption.

-Kelly Greenwood