extreme
psyki 1.
it was the first day
of my new job
and also my last

2.
sometimes i wonder
if everything i see
and hear, and touch
is fake

3.
walking across the desert
i grew extremely weak
and collapsed

4.
i try not to take things too seriously
like the way you look into my eyes

5.
i saw an old, wise man
sitting in the corner
of a large, empty room
when i asked him for advice
he gave me his sunglasses

6.
what could possibly happen
to make me feel better?
if nothing else occurs
that would be fine

7.
i heard a voice
coming from behind me
it whispered, "turn around"
i cautiously obeyed

8.
if i had a spaceship
i would fly to mars
and never return

9.
it tickled me
i don't know what it was
but it tickled me

10.
i climbed to the top of a tree
but it was actually a cactus
love is such a beautiful thing

11.
the universe is very confusing
i think i'll sleep for awhile

12.
there was a loud explosion
my ears rang fiercely
but i looked around
and everyone was still standing

13.
if fear is a frog
then i have many frogs

14.
it is difficult to control people
especially when the people
do not wish to be controlled

15.
i looked up into the sky
and thought about heaven
a cloud suddenly blocked my view

16.
i cannot feel my fingers
the ground seems so far away
ice is usually cold
the ground is slowly fading

17.
i heard a man speak
he mumbled incoherent nonsense
then they dragged him away

18.
i wonder what it would be like
to be an angel
with bright white wings

19.
this chair
is not
very comfortable

20.
i saw a stranger
running fast
chasing after the horizon
i stopped him
and tried to tell him
"don't you see?
you will never be able to--"
"You lie!" he shouted.
and ran on.

21.
the light bounces off the objects
and strikes me in the eyes
luckily, i am not injured

22.
in the jungle
i once saw
strange things
on sticks

23.
after forty-five years
i finally was released
i ran through the doors
and it was beautiful outside

24.
somewhere on the ocean floor
there is a metal box
with all your jewelry inside
this i am certain of

25.
my mother told me many times
to never look into the sun
she didn't say anything
about the moon

26.
a kind fellow asked me
if i could borrow his pocketknife
and repeatedly stab him with it

27.
when darkness fell
i observed it fall
and i hoped it would leave
because the sun was unhappy
eventually it left
after i'd wept for hours

28.
the floor was hollow
i could not escape

29.
it is rather warm in here
i may take off my shirt
before i get too hot

30.
the man was crazy
he ran in circles
to amuse himself
and bounced heavy objects
off of his head

31.
i searched all day for a flower
but could not find one without thorns

32.
for a minute i wondered
if anything could be real
or if it's all just imagined
i don't think i'll ever know
if i wasted that minute

33.
how many pyramids
do you suppose i can build
with all of these meatballs?

34.
blissful dizziness surrounds me
i slip on the icy railroad tracks
and discover that my spine is broken

35.
a long time ago
in a land far away
there was a man
who had nothing to wear

36.
there is no fortress
that pain can not conquer

37.
roses are red
but the tears that i shed
are a pale, pale shade
of colorless

38.
a magician once told me, "love sucks."
i once told a magician, "you've got to be kidding."

39.
one day i was walking in the woods
i came to a hermit's shack
that was in the woods
i knocked on the front door
of the hermit shack
in the woods
the hermit opened the door
and said, "go away!"
i replied, "why, are these your woods?"

40.
if it is alright with you
i think i'll just stay here
until my memory returns

41.
i seem to be lacking
many important things
including energy
my battery died long ago

42.
i built a large contraption
to catch a tornado inside
my brilliant invention failed
miserably

43.
the glimmering lake reminds me
of how full my life is
with nearly a bucketful
of pure happiness

44.
it was a dim summer morning
the sun was halfway risen
i was in the forest
i don't know why i was in the forest
anyway, i saw an ogre
he was a big massive ogre
i harassed him and was killed

45.
i guess i'll never know
what might have happened
if i hadn't been distracted

46.
not wanting to cry
i held back millions of tears
and flooded my emotions

47.
the pile of shattered dreams
was very, very large

48.
i met a strange man
he told me to leave him alone
because he wasn't real

49.
being lost in a maze
isn't much fun
somehow, i always find my way out
like a spider
with binoculars

50.
if i could play with chipmunks all day
i would play with chipmunks all day
and all night too, perhaps

51.
did you think you could hurt me?
apparently, i am invincible
oh, wow, i guess not

52.
i tried to prove my worth
by showing the banker my riches
"is that all you have?" he asked
i hurriedly retrieved more money
and proudly set it upon the table
"is that all you have?" he asked again
i found another dollar in my pocket
and added it to the collection
"is that all you have?"
"yes," i replied
he gathered all my money
and placed it in a sack
then asked, "have you nothing more?"

53.
i no longer deem tree branches
suitable for human consumption

54.
i think
that this disease
is highly contagious

55.
she glanced at me
i dropped my pencil
the clock on the wall
stopped ticking
and so did my heart

56.
so much lumber
and so few trees

57.
please quit breathing
the filthy, toxic air
you're making me sick
and i'm already sick
so please, i ask you
quit breathing

58.
words mean nothing, really
like this one: pancake
see, it means nothing

59.
the airplane was like a bugle
actually, more like a trombone
bugles are much too small

60.
my hunger has been satisfied
no more pigeons for me

61.
a loop is like a circle
without all the technicality
of a mathematical equation

62.
i wonder what the universe was thinking
when it created itself
if it was intelligent enough
to create itself

63.
flip me over
i am just a silly automobile
puncture my tires
and smash all my windows
i will not feel a thing

64.
i assumed i would bounce
but the safety net
was nowhere to be found

65.
in a jar full of cookies
lived a large bug
with a mouth full of cookies
and some very rotten teeth

66.
do you realize
just how thirsty i am?
i bet you don't
i'd like some water
if that is ok

67.
saw a stapler
made me want to cry
my head is so frail

68.
inches to the ground
not very high up
why won't you jump?
why won't you jump?
why? why? why?

69.
the popcorn bellowed
these loud words:
"eat me, hurry!"

70.
the river was so icy
i could not stay afloat
my toes became numb
my mind began to wander

71.
i was once a bright student
with a promising future
then they sent me overseas
to fight in a silly war

72.
can love be a mirage?
i definitely think so

73.
as i began to smile
i looked up into the blue sky
and was drenched
by someone else's rainbow

74.
i was mesmerized
by her sparkling eyes
and her rosy rose

75.
nothing is something
something is everything
and everything is nothing
believe for yourself
imagine for yourself
discover for yourself

76.
hiding under this blanket
is very noble, indeed

77.
aluminum foil banana creme
pickleburger pizza crust
such a weird, weird day

78.
i sing songs sang by me
i am a choir of chorus
a sly musical magician
hopefully for a few days

79.
going to shiny new places
in your shiny new automobile
watch out for landmines

80.
tapping joylessly
the keyboard is plastic
and i am a robot

81.
sometimes poems can be profound
but sometimes they are just plain silly

82.
when i look up
you are there
when i shake my head
it feels like marbles

83.
fluttering eyelashes
a hint of perfume
and a rusty old ladder

84.
bubblebath paranoia
i wish it would go away
so that i can resume
taking bubblebaths

85.
orange marker in my hand
makes me feel powerful
and important
and worthless

86.
i painted a picture
the other day
it was not my best painting
i was somewhat disappointed

87.
drain my tank
get the gasoline out
drain it good
drain it quick
drain it dry

88.
i needed to put
more things
in the storage closet
but the storage closet was full
so i chucked everything
out the window
and went to sleep

89.
so this
is what
life's all about
ok, right

90.
i think about neptune a lot
and wonder if there are
any grasshoppers
on neptune

91.
here it comes
straight at me
i duck
and it misses
by a mile

92.
your opinion is important to us
just keep it to yourself, ok?

93.
if only i were a bird
if only i could walk
if only i had legs

94.
have no fear, little child
for i am a brave, strong warrior
nevermind the silly costume

95.
a liar never wins a game
of chinese checkers
without lying
i discovered this fact yesterday

96.
don't ruin the carpet
and don't soil the muffins
with your dirty feet
and their filthy soles

97.
worm crawls
into a birdhouse
curious
looking for some adventure

98.
i am able
to do marvelous things
with nothing more
than the tip
of my elbow

99.
some things are confusing
and force me to think
about these confusing things
and how they affect me

100.
notice the smile
on my face
and how fake
it looks

101.
it was longer ago
than it was before
when i first saw you
and you first saw me

102.
if it is perfectly harmless
then why is it so dangerous
like kissing rat poison
or like skydiving
with too many parachutes

103.
i have few words left
it befuddles me
i am befuddled

104.
a long time ago
i was just an acorn
without any leaves

105.
heard it all before
seen it all before
until now, something new
something never seen before
my ears full of lemonade

106.
do not bother that man
he does not like to be bothered
while climbing up the ladder

107.
supposing that
my name is floppy
and i am out
of torpedos
and plastic lunchboxes
this is cause
for much concern
and much heartache
i suppose

108.
like liquid is not solid
my heart is not breathing
for you, anymore

109.
the pancake spun around
on my outstretched finger

110.
got to vomit
anywhere
everywhere
so sick
so deathly sick

111.
nothing could break my legs
like a fast-moving vehicle
without a quality bumper

112.
this is not
the prettiest picture
that i have ever drawn

113.
you sag like a munchbox
doornail thumb is the clam
and picklebasket pneumonia
rakes tiny hamyogurt joy
for a gopherlung surprise

114.
i am the digital graffiti artist
i am the wire
that connects the circuits
the jolt of electricity
that fries the machine

115.
monsters
in the closet
only come out
when it is dark
in the room

116.
technology is my best friend
my computer is my hero
my comrade is my computer

117.
red letters
on a blue background
with a little note
written in green

118.
the clock in the corner
goes tick, tick, tick

119.
i was sadly
never informed
of the grave danger
of eating peanut butter
without a safety harness

120.
it often seems
like i am falling
through a bright tunnel
forever

121.
insert
the enclosed disk
into your disk drive
get online today

122.
not without emotion
the landscape is not dry
speech patterns not robotic
not at all, sir

123.
i am ill
rather very sick
with an ache in my head
and a fever in my mouth

124.
the telephone rings twice
then i cautiously answer
"is this the county jail?"
a pleasant voice asks
"not yet," i reply

125.
more money for this
more money for that

126.
i thought it was fake
but i wasn't sure
i examined it closely
it was plastic

127.
when the earthquake
shook the building
i fell out of the window
and was swallowed
by a gaping crack
in the pavement

128.
"are you merely a mirage?"
i asked the mysterious man
"perhaps not," he said

129.
can my head hurt any less?
i am getting sleepy
can my head hurt any less?
nevermind, it's not important
can my head hurt any less?
maybe if detached

130.
this is poem
number 130
and that is all
that this is

131.
the giraffes are so tall