Folded thought of the day:

yes, these strings in my mind are feeling a little loose 
this morning.  better take cover..

dissolve into better days.  with willingness ready to 
take you anywhere.  feel all alone, for pity sake.  fall 
down on yourself.  come to grips.  watch those creepy 
feelings, find them in the pattern, don't worry about 
what you're letting go.  oh no, where was I?

scouring the alleys trying to find the difference between 
cause and effect.  meet me at the 5 Points.  i'll be in the 
back.  with my usual.  you'll know me when you see me.  
you'll see it in my eyes. my betrayal.  they never could 
hide me.  

shoobey doobey doo...
 
we'll make merry and catch the hole-in-the-wall gang down 
at the Beltway, quite a show i'm told.  

yeah, this is that moment you created for yourself.  
nothing to turn away from.  or to.  not now.

we're on a major roll.  the role of a lifetime.  
capsule in C major.  The Big Movement.  treading those 
realms, against your hopes for a perfect future.  can 
you remember that one point?.. that clashing of cymbals.. 
that symbolic drone of french horns.. when you stood 
center stage and the whole audience knew exactly what 
was coming.  all those teary eyes just waiting for 
that inevitable revelation.  no turning back now.  
not when you paid all these players off to get you 
here.  it's your big moment.. star time.  

Do you remember that?  can you see where you were 
standing when the speaker crackled to life?..  bringing 
that news you'd never recover from.  

Do you remember how well you pulled off that scene?  
so much emotion, such a heartbreaker.  no time this 
time.  just those reviews to read through.  to bring 
you home.  to keep you good company.  no relief in 
sight.  

I know what you're thinking.  Just give me one more 
crack at it.  I could really nail it this time.  just 
watch.  take me back.  i think I kind of messed up.  
I was thinking tragedy the whole way but now I have 
a different take on it.  I didn't read all the ellipses.  
C'mon, one more crack, it could be my greatest triumph, 
one more shot...

But it's pretty late you know, and we struck that set 
long ago.  it turned into a musical comedy and the 
main characters were played by Jerry Lewis and Carol 
Channing.  I'm sure you remember it.  A minor hit.  
Nothing compared to your big come back show, when 
they brought the fool onstage to tempt you with 
your own words.  

where was I?...

no.. I think I'll just let them carry my luggage through 
these zones of influence.  But you'd better watch out for 
that guy over there, drawing people for ten bucks.  He 
just might capture the sadness in your eyes.  forever...