yesterday i woke up and i was 60 with wrinkled skin and some aching bones tomorrow i ll wake up and i ll be 12 with scabbed elbows and an a m radio today i woke up and i was here confused by this setting and my age i d be a step closer to the whats and the whys but time keeps on getting in the way rolling down the city streets towards the freeway access heading further west for peace of mind and the seeking clich latches just to sit atop the rocks and feel the splash when each wave crashes and turn these scattered stones over on the hunt for beach made agates run my fingers through the tide pools to softly poke anemones and gather driftwood like a message the ocean sends to me what you find is what you look for so wisely choose your treasure clues my pursuit will probably change by the time that i m reduced to residue i ve lead me to perspective views of pearly oyster elegance ever since i was a little boy with model toys of metal ships i don t care to capture masterpieces with polaroid development i d rather build them in the sand and let the water destroy the evidence i ve already joined the jellyfish now i ll burrow with the hermit crabs staring at the horizon i understand why they thought the earth was flat i m a part of all of this the mountains and the foggy mist burning the beacon brightly for that flying saucer audience throwing caution to the zephyr with plastic sling shot accuracy round the fire like magic pixies smoking and smashing whiskey i tossed the sand skrilla back but stashed the agate pickings with a cactus prickly cool demeanor in case you haven t missed me but its nothing nothing but the songs and memories we ve had depicted in the constellations we re drawing from our sleeping bags keeping tabs and holding on to the stances that we swore by but i ll be a different man when i arise on the morning shoreline yesterday i woke up and i was 20 with a cocky grin and an answer to retort tomorrow i ll wake up and i ll be 45 with a mortgage and family to support today i woke up and i was here confused by this setting and my age i d be a step closer to the whats and the whys but time keeps on getting in the way
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