You paid for every second of beauty you managed to steal.

I love Derrick Brown for the surprise of one word waking up next to another. One moment tender, funny or romantic, the next, visceral, ironic and relevatory-here is the full chaos of life. An amazing talent.

Their love as a dragonfly, skimming over echo park, stoppin to visit the lotus. Eating dreams and drinking blue sky.

The stupid things you say in the rain, that can't ever be washed away.

A fish has no concept of water.

She would be half a planet away, floating in a turquoise sea, dancing by moonlight to flamenco guitar.

There is no God, there is only what you want.