September 18, 2009

  • excerpt/preview



      "and the coming of the night time"

     ...if i could speak, it would be thru your lips as you silently sing along to the radio, dancing while standing up on the front seat, you know every word and the radio plays every one of your favorite songs as we travel the desert along highway 69, stopping at every amusement park and carnival along the way where age is measured by strips of tape along an old stick...the f.b.i. and s.w.a.t  teams always hold their fire while your dancing...it's a deal i made a long time ago but you wanted to come with me anyway...you said you wanted to dance forever and the stars were in your eyes and the cactus beckoned like wise old allies and i could swear i could hear the voice of that old fox, don coyote...the trickster said turn left and the gas station would be there after a few hundred miles...i asked if you if i should trust him and you danced enigmatically and shrugged your bare tan shoulders, your pink straps slipping down slightly...the road shifts and i strain for the deleted lines of my favorite song from long ago...

September 7, 2009

  • site temporarily down for maintenance
    or at least until the cable bill is payed.
    -sigh-.
    take one step forward......

September 1, 2009

  • what i really mean....

     is that i am distracted beyond my normal limits of caring or comprehension or even moral relevance.
    it's not easy being cheesy.
    i came, i saw, i got distracted.
    this is the story of aaronmcnees, blogger and poet.
    once apon a time... i spelled and miss spelled incredible words leading up to events out here in the hinter lands,
    i actually bared my soul much like the godawaful emo poets of yesterday, today and tomorrow---
    it's in color, but you can't see it without special glasses...filters, for the great unwashed's explanation...
    i have come to understand them better than the stars.
    which is better, anyway...it is the unknown that unites us, not our commonality.....mystery is what keeps us honest.
    the truth is much like sunlight.
    they used to say it was good for you.
    now it gives you cancer.
    blame the ozone, and the air conditioners and the thieves in high places...
    or become distracted and insulted against the underlying theme of pointlessness..
    hah, bitches--- i figured something out----
    it doesn't get any better than this.
    wow, isn't that cheerful?
    shit, i better unload that secret gun for a while.
    moar laterz mi promise. mebbe.

August 13, 2009

  • ready, set, go!

      I can't believe i'm almost free again. my dreams get started back up tomorrow.
    i made some wishes last night on the shooting stars, Persieds, baby,
    me and Hannah kicked back on the front of her car, the engine warming our backs
    and the windshield was strangely comfortable as we parked outside a barn
    in the country and watched the skies.
    i can only cross my fingers and hope that tomorrow comes true.
    i am going back to the only thing that has ever made me happy...
    searching for treasure. shiny jagged sharp metal is mine to hunt again.
    and i owe special thanks to the person who made it all happen.
    i consider it a miracle.
    i am at a loss for words.
    how do you thank someone for giving you your life back?

    ***********************************************
    the truck is a done deal, i pick it up from the shop tomorrow.
    96 ford ranger, baby. oh sweet fuck yeah.

August 9, 2009

  • it was only just a moment

    the center does not hold.
    it's an imperfect world,
    screws fall out sometimes;
    and airplanes end up crashing.
    we ask why, god?
    why little jimmy?
    why not me?
    the answer is simple:
    the center does not hold,
    screws fall out,
    the world is an imperfect place.
    better luck next time, i always say.

August 2, 2009

  • Back In Black

     Well, I finally made it back here after my long absence abroad.. I never did find the lost vally of Shangri- Fuckin'-La. But I did get plenty of material for what I do best: lots of angry sad bitter self hatred with a love of beauty that makes a man want to weep for the world around him. Touching, almost....like that creepy old man in the park spitting up pieces of his broken love. allas, aqualung, we hardly knew thee...but I digress.
    I do that a lot, the whole digressing thing, even unbeknownst to myself sometimes...i found a piece of paper in my wallet a while back folded up with what appeared to by my handwriting. when i say hand writing, of course i mean the capital letter print i scrawl with wreckfull abandon, not the flowery careful cursive i only use for love letters. no, this was written on a bank statement and from what i can gather was written by me perhaps while under the influence of alcohol at a bar somewhere, tho it has a troubling coherency and neatness of penmanship that gives me pause as to when i read what it has to say, especially, seeing as i have no recollection  of writing it whatsoever...and seeing as how i've been gone a terrible long time i thought i'd post it. here goes:

    "....Cognitive -vs- Limbic... Either i let my cognitive system gain some traction, or i (just) let my limbic system run outlaw. And, by golly, running outlaw always sounded so romantic...Maybe it really is suicide or California...or just maybe a glimpse into the slow liquid cliches that lie beyond.."

    Seeing as how i am neither dead nor in cali, I can safely assume it must have been the beer talking.
     but i can't really say for sure.
    Anyway, that's all for now. I promise to have the contest thing up and hyped here in the next week or so. till then, keep reaching for the stars.
    ~a.

    bonus!question: Have you ever found a letter or note from yourself that you didn't remember writing?

July 25, 2009

  • ...for my daughter

     


     

     

    "Forever Young" by Audra Mae
    (written by Bob Dylan
    )

    May God bless and keep you always
    May your wishes all come true
    May you always do for others
    And let others do for you
    May you build a ladder to the stars
    And climb on every rung
    May you stay forever young
    May you stay forever young.

    May you grow up to be righteous
    May you grow up to be true
    May you always know the truth
    And see the lights surrounding you
    May you always be courageous
    Stand upright and be strong
    May you stay forever young
    May you stay forever young.

    May your hands always be busy
    May your feet always be swift
    May you have a strong foundation
    When the winds of changes shift
    May your heart always be joyful
    And may your song always be sung
    May you stay forever young
    May you stay forever young.

July 3, 2009

June 24, 2009