the rose and the apple
Tuesday, September 11, 2018
I
sat
up
with
the
candles
most
the
night
she’s
gotta
walk
this
alone
Monday, September 10, 2018
he
don’t
care
for
easy
street
but
easy
street
that’s
where
I
wanna
be
Sunday, September 9, 2018
I
love
you
best
at
sunrise
in
the
orange
light
before
everything
starts
Saturday, September 8, 2018
it’s
like
extracting
precious
stones
from
the
earth
not
diamonds
more
precious
Friday, September 7, 2018
oh
mountain
mother
he
said
you
don’t
suffer
fools
gladly
and
I
don’t
Thursday, September 6, 2018
garish
mellow
ballroom
chandelier
life
quadrille
nightmares
be
fresh
oh
prince
Wednesday, September 5, 2018
I
rock
and
roll
my
velvet
underground
and
jazz
your
michael
jackson
Tuesday, September 4, 2018
now
is
all
we
have
yesterday
is
gone
and
tomorrow
ain’t
here
yet
Monday, September 3, 2018
VHI
1989
soundtrack
for
getting
ready
for
school
Sunday, September 2, 2018
it
was
sticky
hard
to
separate
there
but
not
clearly
visible
Saturday, September 1, 2018
is
it
september
already
what
is
time
where
does
yesterday
go
Friday, August 31, 2018
the
mailman
maybe
not
my
particular
mailman
but
the
mailman
Thursday, August 30, 2018
the
music
opened
me
up
like
seeing
trees
for
the
first
time
ever
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
I’m
a
sucker
for
the
vinyl
and
sounds
of
the
grinder
the
laughter
Tuesday, August 28, 2018
I
don’t
want
to
just
mouth
the
words
I
want
to
drip
them
stir
loins
with
them
Monday, August 27, 2018
tonight
as
you
drift
off
to
sleep
let
me
be
the
fairy
tale
you
hear
Sunday, August 26, 2018
I
would
fight
to
keep
him
but
I
wondered
if
he
would
fight
to
keep
me
Saturday, August 25, 2018
she
had
wilting
kale
she
was
avoiding
I
too
had
wilting
kale
Friday, August 24, 2018
your
face
and
I
think
I
couldn’t
love
you
more
but
there’s
always
tomorrow
Thursday, August 23, 2018
we
sway
against
and
with
the
rhythms
of
the
earth
the
winds
our
wild
world
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
I
put
on
my
headphones
turned
up
incesticide
and
skipped
all
the
way
home
Tuesday, August 21, 2018
I
try
to
remember
what
your
face
looked
like
when
you
left
this
morning
Monday, August 20, 2018
I
have
a
grey
hair
I
adore
I
try
to
showcase
it
when
I
can
Sunday, August 19, 2018
my
heart
marinated
in
the
early
nineties
soul
poems
slow
cooked
Saturday, August 18, 2018
she
drains
the
hopper
like
a
pro
tuning
out
the
pain
in
his
voice
Friday, August 17, 2018
what
you
want
baby
I
got
it
what
you
need
do
you
know
I
got
it
- aretha franklin
Wednesday, August 15, 2018
I
wanted
to
sleep
in
your
beard
sleep
forever
in
your
bed
of
beard
Tuesday, August 14, 2018
the
man
fished
the
cardboard
out
of
the
trash
and
thus
built
himself
a
home
Monday, August 13, 2018
the
day
was
made
so
with
the
help
of
the
marigold
and
the
bean
moths
Sunday, August 12, 2018
there
I
was
atop
that
plateau
I
so
feared
standing
on
the
low
high
Saturday, August 11, 2018
who
was
your
pivotal
band
the
one
that
changed
your
young
life
forever
Friday, August 10, 2018
I
would
like
to
thank
you
sweet
man
for
showing
me
there's
sparkle
out
there
Thursday, August 9, 2018
my
wizard
of
the
pines
the
river
you
did
to
me
what
you
do
well
Wednesday, August 8, 2018
winking
the
universe
says
looks
like
you
could
use
a
midlife
crisis
Tuesday, August 7, 2018
carry
me
back
carry
me
back
carry
me
back
baby
where
I
come
from
- led zeppelin
Monday, August 6, 2018
1992
haunting
me
like
the
love
I
so
let
get
away
Sunday, August 5, 2018
pass
it
back
and
forth
in
a
passionate
kiss
from
my
mouth
to
yours
- nirvana
Saturday, August 4, 2018
I
would
lay
my
head
in
your
lap
and
your
hand
would
rest
on
my
shoulder
Friday, August 3, 2018
sing
to
me
from
your
grave
you
crazy
fucker
from
your
grave
sing
to
me
Thursday, August 2, 2018
if
you
were
to
lay
your
head
on
my
breast
I
would
hold
you
and
hold
you
Wednesday, August 1, 2018
he
gave
me
that
look
like
I’m
watching
you
and
I
could
only
hope
so
you
insist
on
living
muted
beautiful
colors
your
life
a
painting
Tuesday, July 31, 2018
summer
bringin’
back
all
the
memories
not
even
time
can
soften
Monday, July 30, 2018
I
cried
today
for
all
the
broken
hearts
my
daughter
hasn’t
had
yet
Sunday, July 29, 2018
lookin
mighty
fine
there
naches
river
the
sweltering
sun
suits
you
Saturday, July 28, 2018
some
cats
were
lost
to
the
coyote
but
I
never
loved
the
coyote
less
Friday, July 27, 2018
she
was
cursed
with
a
kind
beauty
tears
that
flowed
like
the
columbia
Thursday, July 26, 2018
the
blue
whale
might
dream
about
shoals
of
crustacean
just
out
of
his
reach
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
paper
pushing
like
being
john
malkovich
without
the
fun
portal
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
I
opened
the
envelope
and
her
voice
sailed
out
like
a
soft
sea
breeze
Monday, July 23, 2018
she
was
born
from
watered
suburban
lawns
and
hot
tar
between
her
toes
Sunday, July 22, 2018
youth
shrouds
the
body
while
her
eyes
write
an
old
woman’s
experience
Saturday, July 21, 2018
he
makes
wooden
things
for
his
friends
his
saw
hums
along
to
sinatra
Friday, July 20, 2018
through
him
I
can
taste
the
trees
smell
the
birds
swooping
over
the
water
Thursday, July 19, 2018
summer
written
all
over
them
the
sun’s
canvas
they
ride
the
day
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
her
witchery
could
achieve
all
but
the
resurrection
of
the
dead
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
come
on
baby
time
party
with
me
forget
what
is
phantom
for
me
Monday, July 16, 2018
I
didn’t
forget
you
pretty
I
was
just
on
a
date
with
the
lake
Sunday, July 15, 2018
I
want
to
meet
somewhere
and
have
to
describe
myself
by
what
I’m
wearing
Friday, July 13, 2018
the
wind
or
a
phantom
yanked
my
hair
but
I
wouldn’t
be
distracted
Thursday, July 12, 2018
I
am
the
eye
of
the
storm
the
prairie
grasslands
the
coolth
of
midnight
Wednesday, July 11, 2018
she
wore
crushed
red
velvet
to
the
formal
blacker
than
night
were
her
eyes
Tuesday, July 10, 2018
the
plant
and
I
pondered
as
if
we
knew
we
were
in
the
wrong
bodies
Monday, July 9, 2018
the
old
growth
the
color
of
her
heart
like
greys
greens
and
fog
at
midnight
Sunday, July 8, 2018
I
got
down
on
my
knees
and
I
pretend
to
pray
I’m
a
real
straight
shooter
- the mamas and the papas
Saturday, July 7, 2018
ring
my
bell
baby
boy
ring
a
ding
ding
sweet
daddy
my
bell
ring
it
Friday, July 6, 2018
I
felt
someone
watching
me
and
there
she
was
the
moon
considering
Thursday, July 5, 2018
I
love
overgrown
yards
they’re
spooky
she
hates
overgrown
yards
they’re
spooky
Wednesday, July 4, 2018
how
deep
is
your
love
mingled
with
barbecue
smoke
and
his
greying
beard
Tuesday, July 3, 2018
why
I
say
stupid
things
to
myself
like
I
wish
I
were
more
like
her
I
got
that
summertime
I
got
that
summertime
summertime
sadness
- lana del rey
Monday, July 2, 2018
the
spodie
party
back
in
high
school
fame
when
we
didn’t
give
a
fuck
Sunday, July 1, 2018
venus
blessed
hair
shield
self
appointed
bait
there
I
was
the
pretty
trap
Saturday, June 30, 2018
I
miss
you
when
the
sun
is
shining
with
the
breeze
and
the
trees
just
so
Friday, June 29, 2018
the
dragonfly
hovered
as
he
told
his
story
the
sun
may’ve
leaned
in
Thursday, June 28, 2018
I’m
compelled
to
do
it
again
for
the
first
time
over
and
over
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
my
cat’s
a
panther
the
pines
are
jungle
vines
so
I
don’t
go
crazy
Tuesday, June 26, 2018
I’ll
pick
you
up
in
my
car
and
we’ll
paint
the
town
just
kiss
me
baby
- michael jackson
Monday, June 25, 2018
river
borne
sun
grown
rainswept
poemer
so
deep
in
your
own
air
Sunday, June 24, 2018
you
can’t
go
on
thinking
nothing’s
wrong
who’s
gonna
drive
you
home
tonight
- the cars
Saturday, June 23, 2018
oh
to
make
you
do
what
I
want
without
touching
you
without
speaking
Friday, June 22, 2018
the
past’s
long
enough
now
rewind
the
feels
so
I
might
feel
them
again
Thursday, June 21, 2018
his
sun’s
setting
he’s
angry
like
a
rattlesnake
without
its
rattle
Wednesday, June 20, 2018
I
found
a
dream
that
I
could
speak
to
a
dream
that
I
can
call
my
own
- etta james
Tuesday, June 19, 2018
I’ve
thrown
haiku
at
him
for
years
with
endless
patience
he
carries
them
Monday, June 18, 2018
and
you
can
send
me
dead
flowers
every
morning
send
me
dead
flowers
- the rolling stones
Sunday, June 17, 2018
some
pj
harvey
lyrics
to
complement
all
those
heats
and
passions
Saturday, June 16, 2018
a
stepdaughter
five
times
over’s
never
an
object
of
affection
Friday, June 15, 2018
she
said
coolth
is
a
word
available
to
all
of
us
to
use
Thursday, June 14, 2018
she
asked
if
I
believed
in
god
but
didn’t
listen
to
my
answer
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
everybody’s
got
a
hungry
heart
everybody’s
got
a
hungry
heart
- the boss
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
we
have
only
our
instagram
selves
but
I
dreamt
‘bout
her
like
I
know
her
Monday, June 11, 2018
they
left
that
diamond
in
the
rough
but
she
kept
shining
right
where
she
lay
Sunday, June 10, 2018
she
bottled
and
used
my
confidence
I
hide
behind
tiny
poems
Saturday, June 9, 2018
you
lived
a
greek
tragedy
but
to
me
you’re
still
the
hometown
hero
Friday, June 8, 2018
it’s
not
easy
I’m
swinging
over
like
a
heavy
loaded
fruit
tree
- pj harvey
Thursday, June 7, 2018
everyone
has
their
own
truth
and
life
just
does
whatever
the
fuck
it
wants
- i, tonya
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
to
be
the
title
of
a
great
novel
the
subject
of
a
painting
Tuesday, June 5, 2018
it
was
dusty
there
was
sagebrush
sunshine
rattlesnakes
and
scorpions
Monday, June 4, 2018
the
summer
that
I
is
a
shape
in
the
mind
oh
the
stories
we’ve
lived
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