March 18, 2010

good intentions

like a bump  on a bump on a log, baby;
like i'm in a fistfight with the fog, baby;
step, ball-change, and a-pirouette!

and i regret 
how i said to you,
honey, just open your heart,
when i have trouble 
even opening a honey jar....

but i fell for you honey,
easy as falling asleep.
and that right there
is the course i keep.

and no amount of talking
is going to soften the fall


and there is hesitation,
and it always remains
(concerning you, me,
and the rest of the gang)

[arvid, from work]

and i know you meant
to show the extent
to which you gave a goddang

and i do hate to fold,
right here at the top of my game,
when i've been trying
with my whole heart and soul
to stay right here, in the right lane.

recent photos, mostly from my way to and from work. word are all from 'good intentions paving co.' by joanna newsom. it's been about ten years since i've needed to listen to a song at least five times a day. the last one was 'never is a promise' by fiona apple - this one is about a million times more upbeat and delightful and beautifully written.

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