In December drinking horchata I’d look psychotic in a balaclava Winter’s cold is too much to handle Pincher crabs that pinch at your sandals (Whoaaaaa ooooj) In December drinking horchata Look down your glasses at that Aranciata With lips...

An ancient business A modern piece of glasswork Down on the corner that You walk each day in passing The elderly sales clerk Won’t eye us with suspicion The whole, immortal corporation’s given it’s permission The little stairway A little...

Holiday, O, A Holiday! And the best one of the year Dozing off underneath my sheets While I cover both my ears But if I wait for a holiday could it ever stop my fear? To go away on a summer’s day never seemed so clear Holiday, still so far away Our...

Wouldn’t ever gag you with a spoon, my only true love Never really heard you speak that way, it’s unworthy of… Funny how that little college girl called language corrupt Funny how the other private schools had no Hapa Club Someone took a trip before...

Unsentimental, Driving around, Unsure of myself, Sure of it now, You stand this close to me, Like the future was suppose to be, In the eyes of the Grocery, In the block uptown, I remember, Remember well, But if I forgotten, Could you tell, In the shadow...

Every dollar counts And every morning hurts We mostly work to live Until we live to work She said, “You know, There’s nowhere else to go.” But change in rows It struck me that the two of us could RUN. Worlds away from cars And all the...

You found a sweater on the ocean floor They’re gonna find it if you didn’t close the door. You and this model sit outside the side In a house on a street they wouldn’t park on at night. Dad was a risk taker. His was a shoe maker. You...

Your sword’s grown old and rusty Burnt beneath the rising sun It’s locked up like a trophy Forgetting all the things it’s done And though it’s been a long time You’re right back where you started from I see it in your eyes That...

It’s not right but it’s now or never And if I wait could I ever forgive myself? On a night when the moon glows yellow in the riptide With the light from the TV’s buzzing in the house Cuz I’m gonna cut it where I can And then I’m gonna duck...

I had a feeling once That you and I Could tell each other everything For two months But even without hope With truth on our side When you turn away from me It’s not right I think you’re a Contra I think you’re a Contra And dear Contra I...