ThischapbookisdedicatedtoMayaAngelouswhopassedawaytoday.

Idonthavemany
memoriesinvolvingherwriting,andthatisagrievanceonmypart.ButIdo(kindof)remember
anafternooninmyseventh(eighth?)gradeU.S.(Texas?)historyclasswhereIwatchedavideo
ofyou.Noneofthesettingspecificsmatters,theonlythingthatremainswithmeisyourvoice.
Casual,butknowingandimpressive,thekindofvoicethathasspokenmanywordsandspoken
themtomanyoraboutmanyorwithmany.Thekindofvoicethatknowspainandstillknows
thereissomethingelse.

Thischapbookisasimplededicationtoawriterandhuman,notmeanttoaffrontormimicher.
Justaremembrance.MayaAngelou,youbeautifulwoman,youwillberemembered.

Resteasy,MayaAngelou,May28,2014.

1.
(02/01/2014)
I'msoFuckingHighIForgotYourName
Jonasandthewhale noJonah
andthewhalelikeJonahHillandhisdope
PineappleExpress,andhillrhymeswithJackandJill,
oh andtheyhadthatbeanstalkbeansprout
andsproutsoundslikesprouse likethosetwins
DylanandCole,ohshit!Iknowsometwins
andoneisnameColeandtheotherisobsessed
withBobDylandudeBobDylanand Bob
theBuilderoffuckingdreamswhenIwasakid
likethattrippymovieInceptionwhereLeoDiCaprio
madedreamanddreamanddreamanddreamand
JosephGordonLevittcostarred fuckthatsit!
YournameisJoseph!Okayletsgosmokeabowlnow.

2.
(02/02/2014)
mymomhasadreamwhereshethrowsaway
ourdogBobobecauseheisnttheson
shethoughthewas
andhegoesaway
andback
everytime.

3.
(02/03/2014)
itfeelswarmnexttothismatch
thatdoesntletmeseeveryfar
inanydirection.
itdoesntbotheryoumuch.

4.
(02/04/2014)
ipressdowntheemajorstring
onthefifthfret,theattempt
ataresonationwiththeopena,ithink
weareintune,ijust
gotthisguitarthough.

5.
(02/05/2014)
inaluciddreamwhereitellyouover
andoveritsjustadreamitsjust
afuckingdream.youcant

driveacrossthecountryon$5ofgas
andthegirlyoulovedinelementaryschool
isntalivelikesheishere.youdont

thinkso.thisisntarandom
sequenceofpicturesfrommyday,
itmeansmore.

6.
(02/06/2014)
Surrender,orbeanAshOutline
nosittingaroundforthreeweeks
forresolution.noiwillnotwait
tobombusifimustseparate
usawaytomakesense
oftheburningweleavebehind
thewastelandandallitsannotations
andthesingularflowerwithroots
viningandviningunderground.

7.
(02/07/2014)
amanseesmestandingonaledge
&doubtstransplantshiseyes.

hecantunderstandmeontheedge
teeteringbetweeneverylifeicouldhave

&nothingatall.
iambalancing

onabanisterthatbringsmethatclose
toadecision.