Author Archives: mingothecowboy

You raise a child to smile. Now they’ve grown, and don’t know it’s ok to frown Can’t, won’t, and shouldn’t were used most in your home. Now kept, work, and “we’ll try” are the most used in yours Predict how a kid will learn through life. Tell me who the abused boy will be whenContinue reading “Teach a child to share”

I closed my eyes It’s ping pong and politics Being told an insecurity by someone who matters, and being told because you matter, underscored by an episode of the office/how its always been forever. Maybe it’s a dream, and eyes are staying closed, and maybe hope can/has to be, superimposed Eyes opened, met with black.Continue reading “I closed my eyes”

On September 8th an shift in the earths crust caused an earthquake which struck the Wasatch fault line. It’s no surprise that the event caused major destruction, as it was always going to. I didn’t know this but apparently in the case of an earthquake the safest place to be is inside of the mountainContinue reading “I’m sad again”

Mattering matters more then being mature On the 4 walls that surround my bed I see places that work in congruence. One painting is of a Sunday, and a bustle high full of red. Made from tiny dots so close together that they make a memory. Two pictures are reminders of my failures, but tellContinue reading “Not even the burnouts are out here anymore”

My mother reminded me two days ago that I’m very lucky to have all 4 of my grandparents still alive. I don’t feel the same way about that Worrying about my friends who are fully healthy, and checking my pulse few times a day are now a way to waste and incase some shame. becauseContinue reading “I don’t want to watch someone I love die slowly”

When I leaveStill laugh at my jokesGive the really good onesTo quiet friendsSo they can smile I want something to staySomething brightStronger then a memoryTo remind you that life is warmthAnd peaceAnd when I’m not thereYou’ll find me in the smell of cool rainy airAnd in the castle by the seaAnd you can be remindedThatContinue reading “Epitaph to England”

I keep these pictures on my phone so that when winter comes, and the sun doesn’t come out, I am reminded that it will come back. And when it’s back, it will be worth it

Heart is driving down the city streets and letting the lights warm you with their awe. Or it’s driving down the country road, keeping your car lights off because the stars are guiding your path. Heart is laying on a field, June 22nd, while listening to “On melancholy hill” with your best friend, knowing thatContinue reading “Expression”

When we had just gotten on the bus after a long day of lagoon. I put my head on the window, you did the same. These other people were walking onto the bus, I didn’t even notice them. All I heard was you humming that song, and all I could do was hum along YouContinue reading “I’ll never forget”