What I've done so far today...

Italy for the ...

By Micah Spieler

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Is coming in.

This is really how I feel these days.

Work in progress

Things I'm working on:

• Being less condescending
• Being less accusatiry
• Learning to spell without a spell checker
• Reading a whole book
• Actually listening to lyrics and analyzing their meaning

As standard with self-improvement lists, the list itself is a work in progress.

floating down the river

I'm floating down a river
Oars freed from their holds long ago
Lying face up on the floor of my vessel
I marvel at the stars
And feel my heart overflow
Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river
Two weeks without my lover
I'm in this boat alone
Floating down a river named emotion
Will I make it back to shore
Or drift into the unknown

Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river

I'm building an antenna
Transmissions will be sent when I am through
Maybe we could meet again further down the river
And share what we both discovered...
Then revel in the view

Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river
Further down the river

I'm floating down a river
I'm floating down a river
I'm floating down a river
I'm floating down a river

what the bird knows

I'm watching this bird, outside this window. He's found shelter from the out-of-season weather in a naked shrub. The snow seems to bother him more than the wind. Seemingly content in his inadequate shelter, his chest is puffed out to keep himself warm. He makes no noise, no joyous chirping, instead he is meditating on the weather. Darting his head around, watching the snow and the people fly by him.

And why so lonely, so many people flutter around him now.

But he's alone, and I can tell that this distresses him slightly. He doesn't leave his post, as if he's waiting there for someone. His eyes, searching past the snow and the city, can't quite find peace.