MUST REMEMBER

Your Woman by White Town

oh, and while you're at it go ahead and re-upload all your death cab onto your iPod again.

I never knew I'd miss them so much.

1 a Day

this one's for my headaches

this one's for my backaches

this one's for my stomach cramps

this one's for any other pain I may have that is not a head back or stomach ache

this one's for my vision.

This one's my dose of Iron,

and Vitamins A, E, and D

This one's my dose of Zinc

This is my dose of pink

so I don't look pale and gross

and people will like me more.

oh,

and this one's my calcium

This one's for regulating my periods

this one's for regulating my serotonin

this one's for regulating my life.

this one's so I don't explode with all the other ones I have.

This one's for the morning

this one's for lunchtime

this one's for before I go to bed

and if I don't take it on time...

well,

I actually don't know what will happen because I've never NOT taken it on time... But I'm sure something will happen....

Something.

demented.

A hidden muscle pulses

as the eyes gauge themselves out

and the bottom teeth stick out

as if they want to try and eat your nose.

and it's not you,

it's everyone else.

we're just looking at you from a muggy lens

because you're not like that...

really...

a few damaged vocal chords later

nothing happens.

Maybe you wore the demon out

or maybe it's out to lunch.

either way,

you haven't eaten yourself,

you still have both of your eyes

and your jaw looks normal.

Now we gotta prepare for next week.

H83UA

yellow seat

upholstered in cereal

and chocolate.

Handprints.

Everywhere.

Grimy locks, don't work anymore

but it's ok because you don't really need to keep doors shut like that.

the Wal Mart

the canyon

school

work...

you made me late.

proud witness of my:

first kiss,

first date,

I don't have enough for paint

but it's ok

it doesn't need it anyway.

fender benders

make it stronger

cardboard pine trees

keep it from stinking.

it's a miracle

how long this thing's been living.

but I believe it.

Tomatoes

Scanning for them

the ones who look at you funny

when they see you smile

does it matter?

it should.

at least, it's supposed to.

they want you to.

I guess when you bring a thermos of tea

and lady fingers to the beach at sunset

people are disturbed

Maybe it's the sun.

It's red today.

maybe it affects the blood

But it's just taz, the dog and me

dipping our feet in the

tomato sauce sea

eating our pastries

and drinking our tea

singing to the waves

and venting to the sand

bathing in awkward stares.

I guess the sun's got nothing to do with it

people's blood is always blue.

This is how I know

we've gone way to far

two kids and a dog

withOUT the corners of their mouths reaching their chins

now that's rare.

at least to them it is.

MUST REMEMBER

Lizard Logic

Chicago by Surfjan Stevens