—HEAVEN AIN’T CLOSE IN A PLACE LIKE THIS

 

 

…I give.

 

…If you can be anything, be kind.

 

…I used to be good in a crowd, but that was a long time ago.

 

…If you wind me up, I can still shoot bullets, or what John would call, “Golden nuggets.” 

 

…I haven’t woken up angry in a long time, or maybe ever. So, for this, I’m sorry.

 

…Hey, quick question: Are you fucking kidding me?

 

…What do you think? We should probably head back in time, right?

 

…I’m a bit of a mess, but I think most people are.

 

…“Is there no way out of the mind?” Sylvia Plath

 

…All most people want, is a second chance.

 

…You forgive, you forget, but you never let it go.

 

…A lot of times, this space is the problem.

 

…How strange, that I don’t even know where you are right now.

 

…The day begins with what we’ve left behind.

 

…You only know what you know until someone tells you something differently.

 

…I suppose we’re both looking at parity about now.

 

…I’m a clock with thirty-six hands, and every one of them is wearing rubber gloves.

 

…At the last moment, we might give in. Just a knuckle of us. 

 

…Oh, Bllll!!! How about another short one?

 

…“Aren’t waiters great? You ask them for things, and they bring them.”

 

…I’m pretty sure my love language is Cabernet. 

 

…I reckon it’s more me than you.

 

…I get it if you can’t stay. It’s awkward.

 

…I could definitely use better self-talk. For instance, constantly telling yourself you’re an idiot, isn’t helpful. And calling yourself a “fucking stooge” may not do much to raise your self-esteem.

 

…The difficulty is, I don’t know what to do with you.

 

…Sometimes it’s hard to fathom the truth. There have been more mass shootings (565) than days so far this year. 

 

…When my friends finally convinced me to watch, “The Walking Dead,” I soon realized this wasn’t a show about zombies, but it was about survival. Here you had an apocalyptic world, with billions of dangerous zombies, and yet the scariest motherfuckers were humans, the biggest threat to other humans.

 

…I’m walking a tightrope and the soles of my feet know it, slit clean in half as they are.

 

…It’s a conundrum: the missing, and the hoping by some unreasonable measure, that you don’t.

 

...The whole battle is finding someone to love, who loves you back without judgement.

 

…I never thought I’d be thinner than I was at 19, but here I am.

 

…The only time predictability is preferable is when you’re smiling instead of throwing knives.

 

…I’m still learning how to hold regret tenderly.

 

…The number one order of business is always: pay attention, silly boy.

 

…I can’t change the past, though I sure wish I could.

 

…When you get angry for no reason, there’s usually a reason rooting around somewhere.

 

…Friday, who knew I’d dislike you this much when you’re probably the most popular day out there?

 

…In telephone conversations, my dad would always say, “It’s okay. you’ll come visit me when I’m dead.” I always thought that was morose, and a copout since he could have just as easily drove to see me. But, ultimately, he was right in a way.

 

…As far as I know, I’ve never hung up on anyone.

 

…The way the light is coming through these windows right now shows all kinds of spider webs. Most people are freaked by spiders, but if you watch them, you’ll see how industrious they are. I mean, they’re really crafty fuckers.

 

…Saying, “I’m sorry,” is only hard when you think you’re not.

 

…Desire is a strange concept.

 

…My kid likes his music loud, as if the mountain goats can’t hear it, bouncing off the hills.

 

…It’s easy to feel like a dolphin when your limbs are always falling asleep. But just try walking.

 

…You don’t really need a reason to hate me, but an explanation would help.

 

…If you think I’m writing this to you, you’re quite correct.

 

…I should have a lot of explanations, but I’m pretty empty-handed.

 

…I need to get a grip, because everything feels slippery.

 

…A day without laughter is a sad one, even if the day wasn’t actually sad.

 

…I don’t know what I was thinking, reaching beyond my grasp.  

 

…Oh, Friday, you’re such a tease. Don’t tell me you love me if you don’t mean it.

 

…When all hope is gone, you should still floss.

 

…I think I had something to say, if you would’ve listened and not judged or compared. Just sayin.’

 

…Hate on Taylor all you want, but she’s still the cutest 17-year-old ever, and I love her.

 

…“it is a serious thing

just to be alive

on this fresh morning 

in the broken world.’

--Mary Oliver

 

…Every bag, every bracelet, comes with a price tag.

 

…If I don’t stop talking, I’m going to ruin this episode.