Your Grandparents at the Beach The title is mostly unrelated to what's inside except for the whole love thing. It's a little selfcritical but it's okay.

Sister Sacramento An internal battle I had with that city. "Everything that's wrong with you is all wrong with me too." Much less edited and stranger than usual.

San Rafael or The Product San Rafael is where I live. This is it. (Rating for a "your mom" reference. Not sure if that merits a K or not.)

3The Window "shut the window, open the door...we will face the world outside the glass." Not sure about this one. It doesn't flow as well as I'd like, but here it is anyway.

New Moves "...Newly bought shoes and an artificial flower...Onstage, in a haze of sheet music and too-long hair..."Dance with me?" says he...New moves indeed." Odd tense changes going on in this one. Not sure I like the way it starts very much, either...

1The Nervous Song A silly little rhyme. Sometimes when one is nervous, a little laughter is the best thing.

2Mr Oliver A poem written about my advisory (advisory is sort of like homeroom, you're supposed to have the same one all four years of high school) teacher, wondering, speculating, about his changing attitude and behavior towards us.

The Idiot's Lament Take note of the changes in your life, they tend to gang up on you and surprise you after a while. Sort of a silly song about how things have changed.

Shut Your Piehole "There are bigger things than this..." friends are great, but man, sometimes you just get mad. [rated for very mild swearing] really just a rant.

2Nick and Jesse and the Old Rose Lady "Spite-and-Trouble Nick and his ghost of a friend..."This is a soft, sad poem with a tune about three people who I have spoken to only rarely but who have each left an impact on me.