I cannot speak for you, but I am over this darkness. So 2019 let's turn the fucking lights back on. There is still love, trust, and songs to share. Get it? Got it. Good.
One Too
the fantasy is in a crimson headdress
beside the bed
reality is on the bedroom floor
where we left it
the night before
perceptions in the mirror
burning like a candle
and other happenings
less inclusive than we thought
if the connection is valid
as I hope it is
than once removed it should be simple
to fit into a little room
tucked away
another groove / another tune
an accidental accent leads to conversation
hold the handle before you consider
pushing open the door
enter as you need
she's off to the east side again
beyond the Pacific sea
she's doing the hokey pokey
a call in the morning will do you good
after the bills are paid
the dishes are put away
the bed is made
and no one can remember
don't forget to pack up your socks and paints
pray we resemble one another
wash behind your ears
from time to time / until time is done
we are the shadows we cast
the light in a stranger's glance
and that is only the start of it
she shakes
he fades
into another sunset
[don't lose sight of it]
we'll get back together
when I start talking in cursive
apostrophe
I
hope you don't mind
trust is sometimes reluctant
one loves someone
another one calls out for help
no one is missing here
safe to stare / not a single there
into a hyperbole
walkout through a tall tale
a normal day it seemed
like the others before
no snow on the ground
no rain in sight either
hazy
not brite
bright light with the subtle overbite
so right yet so unsure
write me back before the war
write it all out
apostrophe
us
as in the living
not the drones
knod for the dead
everybody
let's sing again
Encaustic Experiments
I went over to my friend, Holly’s, house yesterday.
Holly lives on the fifth floor with a huge window opening to the street view below.
It was misty and windy outside as I arrived. A very chill Friday evening.
Holly showed me how to play with encaustics aka wax paint.
It dries fast and you can add layers upon layers. Then hack away and melt it another way. The texture is fun and very rewarding.
Below are pictures of my first experimenting. I hope to do more next weekend.
-ABC
Sleepwalking Moment SW1728 //$50
Sleepwalking Moment SW1729 // $50
Sleepwalking Moment SW1729 //$70
Sleepwalking Moment SW1730 // $75
Sleepwalking Moment SW1731 // $80
Too Day
Wild Card
as if
the infection
was rejection
ole contrary
obvious as it seems
it never seemed to bother me
until I forgot to sing
Last Nite
Open mic at ranger station. Connie and Of were there.
Followed them to an open mic, live jam at KBoo.
I met a girl named who had a pretty voice.
Luke was at both locations, too. He plays the harmonica beautifully.
I lost my wallet just over two weeks ago. Trimet found it two days ago.
The 200 cash gone but ID still intact.
Headed to Trimet lost and found now.
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"You ever feel like Noah on an overcast day? David take down your harp and play!"
Grateful for it all.
-ABC
Write Now
About to sleep.
It's really cold.
Still not a lotta rain.
Just saw one of my favorite people.
Hours felt like minutes.
I am blessed.
Confused and foolish.
Thankful nonetheless.
-ABC
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" ever feel like Noah on an overcast day? David take down your harp and sing"
-mewithoutyou
xxno
Freedom's just another word for no more fucks to give.
These are a few of my favorite things
Smoggie Catt and cartoons.
not shown:
Smoggie Catt trying to grab the cartoons.
what happens next
my friend Steve gave me a desktop computer and i recently got a new phone. with their powers combined i am able to interweb from something more than my phone.
which means i’ll be writing more. it’s an important piece of me I tend to put off for the sake of drawing. All voodoo must be properly practiced to pursue full potential.
Feeling it all, friends. It’s been a strange fall in Portland, Oregon.
Full moon last weekend.
Smoggie Catt is resting on the couch beside me.
She’s my greatest companion.
Well now I know the laptop/phone connection works so I’m going to sign off here.
-ABC
October
October has been full of moments.
Here and there.
Looking out.
Letting go.
Holding on.
Wandering in new neighborhoods.
Drinking less as frequent.
Starting a new job in a coffee shop.
A birthday.
Winding down job at the sandwich shop.
New art display.
Still working on publishing book.
Making more music.
Drawings more intense.
Still trying to find home in a building of nouns.
I love Smoggie Catt.
Virginia and Stuff
I made it to Virginia on Saturday morning. I’m leaving tomorrow evening.
It’s been nice to sit and talk with family. I got a couple new tattoos, too.
I don’t have the attention span to type right now.
-abc
Nike and Colin
I've been watching all the words on social media about Nike siding with Colin Kaepernick for a few days.
I've been slow to say words because there is a lot to absorb.
A friend called me last night and I think she said it best so I'm going to paraphrase her words.
Also before I do that I want to quote Kaepernick:
"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick told NFL Media in an exclusive interview after the game. "To me, this is bigger than football and it would be selfish on my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder."
We have to support people who make a stand and deliver awareness in any way possible.
Yes, Nike has done and is doing horrible things including sweat shops.
That is not a reason back up that has been under the rule of white supremacy for as long as it's existence and continues to try to just that.
A young African American chose to lay down his career and make a stand for something for greater than himself.
Now Nike has taken his side and it is opportunity to expose more inconvenient truths.
Corporations can't hide from there wrong doings anymore. No one can. A great awakening is/has been happening.
All lives will not matter until all lives matter. As a white male it would be complete ignorance for me to even pretend I know the life of a African American.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts Fawn Shilow and helping talk that out.
Long live liberty.
-ABC
New Opportunity
I moved from my beloved NE neighborhood of Elliot to the Hawthorne District in SE Portland.
I now live across the street from a grocery, my chosen bank, and a dispensary.
Walk a little further and there are more coffee shops than I currently can count, food, hippies, hipsters, music venues, vintage clothing shops, and so on.
More exciting is I'm moving into a house with much more space. I'm going from one bedroom to two.
Now I have one room to sleep/meditate and another room I can create art, music, whatever i want.
I just walked over to 7 Virtues for some coffee. Gotta wake and focus on getting the last things from Graham House.
More Typing later.
Be Free Fellow Earthlings,
-ABC
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August 21 2018 pdx, or
08.26.18 zzzz
Full Moon Fever in every vein.