Heed not Steve

Wrapped

Steve Mitchell — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:56:15 +0000

searching
chipped bricks and crumbling walls,
divination -
these fever dreams, wrapped in sheets,
I wake up and roll over

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Itch

Steve Mitchell — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:07:07 +0000

I should’ve stayed home.

Yeah.

My throat is dry and raw from coughing. My chest is tight. My voice comes and goes.

But, here I am.

I drop my tool bag on a machine and open the maintenance log. As I read, a coworker, a mechanic, tells me he’s going to change his name.

I have no response. Okay. Fine. Change your name.

He waits for me to bite, then, when I don’t bite, he tells me he’s gonna change his name to José. He’s eager.

I pull away from the log. It’s hard to speak over the ambient noise and I don’t feel like chatting but I manage to ask him, why José?

He says something rehearsed about illegal immigrants and how they’re able to get away with whatever they want. He seems to think I know what he’s referring to but I really don’t. I’m at a loss.

I figure he’s been watching some scare-TV and is all in a lather. He must have a story he wants to talk about. He must have a rant at the ready.

I have no response. I can’t even muster a polite expression of disinterest.

I go back to reading the log. He waits for me to engage but I’ve got no patience. I’ve got no energy. I’m not playing this game. He’ll have to wring his hands elsewhere.

He waits some more, waiting until the moment is dead, waiting until his story is dead. And that’s fine with me. Let it die.

I should have stayed home.

a cricket song
in the grassy night -
a stubborn itch

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Yes No Maybe

Steve Mitchell — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:26:29 +0000

Yes -

the floating blossom
(opened petals)

No -

the sinking stone
(echoed ripples)

Maybe -

the shifting strand
(whispered breezes)

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Puppies!

Steve Mitchell — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:45:31 +0000

[note: The following quatrain, in it's original form, is so terrifying and horrible, it cannot be read without undue psychic distress and trauma. Therefore, in order to alleviate the terror, certain horrific nouns and adjectives have been replaced with delightful nouns and adjectives. Enjoy.]

The PUPPIES!

Those grave and lumbering happy! puppies! pressed
against the icy panes, the windows fogged
with happy! love! to us, so warmly dressed,
while puppy! snacks! turned blue their puppy! veins.

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Alarm Clock

Steve Mitchell — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:27:32 +0000

alarm clock dreams
- one hand groping for the light
alarm clock dreams

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Dimanche Matin

Steve Mitchell — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 17:00:10 +0000

I think, this morning, instead of just being my goofy self and prattling on with my usual nonsense, I’ll share a simple little recipe.

This recipe has been around forever and, while anyone can do it, preparation times may vary:

step 1 – break a few eggs*
step 2 – make an omelette
step 3 – season to taste

And . . . Enjoy!

*note – step one must be competed before continuing to the next steps

Chanting Rain

Steve Mitchell — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:27:58 +0000

when I ask
dancing fire and chanting rain
why so?
the why means nothing
the why is everything

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Rooster

Steve Mitchell — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:33:40 +0000

in the mail stream
the angry gargled crowing
of a rooster -
there’s no sleep
under the sodium arc

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Bird

Steve Mitchell — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 16:31:11 +0000

hello bird
what’s your name -
Bird?

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Blackout . . .

Steve Mitchell — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:46:34 +0000

Today, I’m joining many sites across the web by protesting SOPA. Wordpress provided an easy setting and I clicked a button and voilá . . . . blackout.

I’m not wildly political, but I am pretty fed up with the smash-and-grab mentality in U.S. politics. I’m pretty fed up with unapologetic, corporate backed, tinkering under the guise of protecting the public.

I don’t, for a minute, believe the majority of the politicians have my best interest at heart. The only good thing is, they have to at least pretend to have my interest at heart, even if it’s only based on a self-serving fear of losing their own jobs.

So, I’m joining the protest.

And that’s what happened today.