Timmy Tubbs Biography

I deleted a lot of what I wanted to say
There is a tourniquet pinching my stomach
For what you have been through
You are so strong
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Comfortable In Shoes

They walk through garbage sniffing for rice
Their black bare feet are leather now under their scorching sun
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Following the Wrinkles of My Smile

It’s not me you fell in love to
It's the wrinkles that consume my eyes
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Late October, Faye’s Motel vacancy sign shorted out
Those petals dried up years ago anyhow
Guess I never saw that train coming as I stumbled over your tracks
Every dish I ever served you came with a side of razor blades
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I’m going to get bread she said
The summer day beared witness to this
She gently shut the door and who knew
That was the last time those fluffy blue slippers
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