following the absurd trail

color inside of the lines 

place the child inside of the box 

and close the lid securely 

lock the clasp 

whisper to her through the box  

doesn't she want to be liked 

doesn't she want to be pretty 

and popular 

dress only this way 

and speak only that way 

be skinny 

color inside of the fucking lines 

or we will eat you 

-james lee jobe 

street art in kobe, japan

can you point me to the creek? 

if you took 

all the so-called intellectuals in this town 

and laid them out longways 

end to end 

head to foot 

they wouldn't reach halfway 

to the sweet part of putah creek 

you could add all their advanced degrees 

and still fall short 

let's try this 

we'll follow their absurd trail as far as we can 

and from there we'll just listen 

for the sound of rushing water 

-james lee jobe

vincent van gogh, field of poppies

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