The Moon looks so far away
why doesn't he
come closer 
and be my friend



Archy

Is it a banana 
you're eating
or something
unnatural?

What do you do
when you're the 
last game
in town?



Archy

The Christian Soldiers are marching
forward toward 
a personal oblivion with Christ.



Archy

There I was in the hospital
and she brought me
a basket of 
things that kill



Archy

I like pretty girls
Just like
any fool



Archy

The cat is dead
and even the mouse
is sad



Archy

I behaved miserably
but I was 
living in Chicago
and everyone behaves miserably
in Chicago



Archy

Look up at the stars
and don't be afraid
to feel the butterflies
in your stomach



Archy

I want you to come 
over and drink tea
and sing poetry to me 
in the shower 



Archy

We're all strangers
looking out the same
cafe windows



Archy

Sitting in the rain
smoking my last cigarette
I'm sending you my
smoke signals



Archy

When your friends notice
that you've suddenly gained
250 pounds
they're likely to become suspicious
of your grocery "shopping"



Archy

I took a photograph
of the garbage bins
because they were beautiful



Archy

Living hand to mouth
is even harder 
with broken knuckles



Archy

Maybe it's the
bottle or maybe it's 
the Gin
Maybe it's the bottom
or maybe it's the end.



Archy

The moth on the wall is me
And I'm here now
And I've found the light
which is what brought
me here in the first place.



Archy

She asked me what I thought
of ice cream
I told her it was possibly
the greatest invention
by this horrid excuse
for a human race.



Archy

Everywhere you go
There you are.



Archy

I was standing with
my heart pointing 
out into the Universe
and I realized
This is everything
This is it.



Archy

I looked down at the cat
and said
You wouldn't be cold
if you'd quit taking your 
coat off.



Archy

I forgot how to breathe
just so I could
learn again.



Archy

You'll learn 
who you are
even if it hurts.



Archy

I'm always denying that I have a sad life
because in my fantasies I have a happy life
and after a while 
you start believing your fantasies.



Archy

I was born on a Tuesday
It was a Tuesday full of hope
and celebration
It was a Tuesday full of joyful smiling
and radiant laughter
people took pictures
and cried
and hugged one another.

In a couple of days it will be Tuesday again
But no one is smiling
and no one is laughing
and the photographs have all faded away.



Archy

I was sitting 
at the bar
waiting for my soul



Archy.

I once 
lived in 
a slow
hell.




Archy

Be with the one
you love
But if you can't
then write poetry.



Archy

I won't go near
even the town
she lives in
that woman hates me 
like evil black death
of the soul.



Archy

The weeping willow tree left
a forwarding address
which was the post office.
We found that the tree had
relocated to Mobile, Alabama.



Archy

I've seen
roaches run faster
than you'd think.



Archy

No one belongs 
here more
than you.



Archy

I feel sorry for the moon
at the end of the day
he's got nothing else 
to do but 
follow us around



Archy

I blew kisses to the moon
because I know what it's like.
Even if you determine the tide
it's lonesome all by yourself.



Archy

Sometimes I drink 
the water
Sometimes it drinks me. 



Archy

The sun tickles the leaves,
saying its final goodbye
as it sets for the day.



Archy

I drink coffee after midnight
When it's time
to ring
the bells


Archy.

I waited for the rain

like you said

But like you,

the rain never came.

But you know what?

As soon as you left that day

As soon as you got in your car and

drove away

I knew there was never

going to be any damn rain.


Archy.

Don't look for me
I'm already gone.


Archy.