sitting on a bench is not like sitting on a train sitting in the world is not like sitting in my brain I don't need a screen, just a window to a backyard I don't need to burn it down and I don't need to crash hard but lately all my patience is escaping I have that buzzy feeling like I'm grasping or I'm waiting I can tell when I am peeking at the news sites hoping for a little something that'll shed a new light instead it's just a bunch of greedy dude fights and never cool stuff like aliens landing crewed flights I am seeking puzzles in a system but also want a nugget of that ol' galactic wisdom my favorite books are human but it's shifted and we must learn to be us when it's all mixed up and twisted since COVID, though, they're less apocalyptic I prefer the heroes that are problem-solving gifted it makes me feel uplifted, all the cleverness I want to rap like Ryland Grace is handsome, smart, and generous sometimes I fantasize that I'm alone in space probably underestimating that I'd like to see a face