long time no see

i can choose when to
lay my head back
and turn off the lights

i pull down my two
movie projector
screens for the night

but i have no control over
the evil man
with the reels in hand
who chooses scenes
to display on my screens
and im forced to watch them play
until i awake

films from former lives
starring characters
best forgotten

perform before my eyes
scripts that always end
in disappointment

long time no see
may the next time be
twice as far away and half as long

islands of me

bags and boxes
line my floor like ocean debris
piles of possessions
old and ragged islands of me

sharks keep moving to breathe
if they stay still too long theyll drown
i fear the same goes for me
ill breathe so much better once i get out of this town

ill take only what i can carry
with forgetful hands and a faulty memory
its time i head for uncharted waters
before this place becomes too familiar

every day i remain
is one less day ill have to explore
the faster i and set sail
the sooner i can say goodbye to this shore

before i sink even lower
before the waves keep me here forever
before monotony drags me under
before this place becomes too familiar