I still can’t understand why people think Tom Waits is so depressing. I think there’s no kind of bad you can feel that Tom can’t make you feel better. If you’ve hit rock bottom, he knows what it’s like. If you’re hovering just above the floor, he’s seen worse. If you just need a good cry, or a good laugh, or a really vivid description of that terrible pie, he’s your man. And if anyone’s ever understood hope, it’s him. He’s fearless and honest and growly and just like life in his own way. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
It’s just a bit past Christmas, and in the spirit of Tom, l’ll risk it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
what is life but themes and variations
\nsometimes it takes years to find the melody
\nbut it’s the unexpected beauty
\nof another shade of truth
\nthat always moves me<\/p>\n\n\n\n
forward is the only direction
\ni can travel in comfortably
\nand acceleration trumps brakes anyday
\nsometimes a bit of rocket fuel is all i need<\/p>\n\n\n\n
these momentary connections
\ntake on such unexpected gravity
\nof lightness
\nthey keep me on my path
\nhold my hand as i giantstep
\ninto the future i am meant for<\/p>\n\n\n\n
i find as i grow older
\nthere’s so much i carry that buoys me up
\nsnapshots and anvils
\nthey form the constellations of my life
\nthough we may never touch again<\/p>\n\n\n\n
the three sisters on orion’s belt
\nare separated by millenia of millenia
\nbut they hold his trousers up
\njust the same.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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