Ten foot white walls of winter’s giving
On the crown of western time
Where there is no stop of progression
And if he should enter through the gates
Is where he must stay
At the request of a season
He stopped to take a photograph of the lakes
Reflection of craggy peaks
One side blue, sunny side white and
Prominence in between gray
Others stand along with him though they are only temporary
© 2010 by Matt Bonham
Monday, April 19, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
uncanny valley
I could say
I feel terrible
You could say
That I’m skeptical
I’m not calling you a liar
Just a wordsmith for the truth
Next up in line are
Pseudonyms to choose
You’re not
Much for love
For a robot
The rise before the fall
Symbol of what’s to come
Symbol of us all
I am lost in your love
It feels so real it can’t be
So I leave it up
For you to judge
The words you choose
What you’ve done
Is almost human
Is almost human
No matter the way
The way you look at me
I wonder if you know what’s out there
A look so simple
It’s all subjective
From your perspective
Uncanny valley
Is there something
You’re not telling me
No matter the way
The way you look at me
What you say
All I want
I wonder if you even know what’s inside
You look so simple
To be so in between
Is there something
I might be missing
I am lost in your love
It feels so real it can’t be
So I leave it up
For you to judge
The words you choose
What you’ve done
Is almost human
Is almost human
© 2010 by Matt Bonham
I feel terrible
You could say
That I’m skeptical
I’m not calling you a liar
Just a wordsmith for the truth
Next up in line are
Pseudonyms to choose
You’re not
Much for love
For a robot
The rise before the fall
Symbol of what’s to come
Symbol of us all
I am lost in your love
It feels so real it can’t be
So I leave it up
For you to judge
The words you choose
What you’ve done
Is almost human
Is almost human
No matter the way
The way you look at me
I wonder if you know what’s out there
A look so simple
It’s all subjective
From your perspective
Uncanny valley
Is there something
You’re not telling me
No matter the way
The way you look at me
What you say
All I want
I wonder if you even know what’s inside
You look so simple
To be so in between
Is there something
I might be missing
I am lost in your love
It feels so real it can’t be
So I leave it up
For you to judge
The words you choose
What you’ve done
Is almost human
Is almost human
© 2010 by Matt Bonham
Thursday, January 28, 2010
chemical politicians
Driving across the edge of two
Getting to
Where we start anew
Tracing steps
Retrace your steps
Replace your bets
The masochist
The masochist in you
You tied my hands
To your brand new plan
An imbalance
Chemical politicians
And those who listen
To them
Take me up high
To see the stars
Don’t ask me why
We’ll never get that far
Master of the arts
Of deception
Now smile for the cameras
Chemical politicians
And those who listen
To them
The words you speak
Tongue-twisting
Why am I even listening?
You’re overreacting
You’re overreacting
You’re overreacting
You’re overreacting
© 2010 by Matt Bonham
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
home so early
Just this morning
The sky went black
Without warning
The slipping slack
Practice makes perfect
For something that I lack
Not worth the worry
I’m not going back
Home so early
Bags already packed
I’m not ready
To turn my back
I can read your lips
Caught in the trap
You can see my tricks
Fall through the cracks
Home so early
Bags already packed
I’m not ready
To turn my back
You thought you had me
When you trailed the tracks
Though I’m not ready
To turn my back
© 2010 by Matt Bonham
at the end of the
Start stop
So hard to hold on
When I’m falling off
Why am I even talking?
When you’ve seen it all
Self-control
Is it self-control?
Haven’t you had enough?
First to the front of the line
Forgiven
Last to the back of the line
You jump
Stop start
Sticky fingers
Every word that lingers
Heavy on which you speak
Hangs like the plague on me
On the other hand
When have you gone wrong
On a band
That led to our song
All along
When you’re alone
Let me know
Where you want to go
And this world spins
And this world spins
And this world spins
At the end of the end
At the end of the end
At the end of the end
At the end of the
© 2010 by Matt Bonham
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