Working fast and hard

Sweating while scrubbing

Bustling and shuffling

Wiping and sweeping

Keeping my eye on

The dreamer's prize

Home tonight with

Hot tub and wine

A quick change

Into the bubbles

And I feel great

Head to toe

For a moment I relax,

Let go of all circumstance ,

What's this in my pocket?

Not a q-tip, kleenex, or a locket

It's my phone,

Oh, no!

Waterlogged,

Glowing gray,

To my dismay.

Dismantled the back,

Took out the battery pack

Drained her out.

Jim, quick like Robin,

With the google

How do you save

A phone from a watery grave?

Put it in the oven,

Wrapped in rice,

That will make it nice. 

Put it in the freezer

Dip it in rubbing alcohol

Listen to Weezer

What?

Suck it out with a vacuum.

I don't think she's making it

Keep pushing end

But her screen's still blackened

Waiting is the hardest part

Like a mad woman, wake,

And go straight away

To faithful e-bay

I need a new phone,

This disconnection

Is leaving me in frustration

Worried about lost business

Or missing the latest gossip

Obsessing my restricted

Communications

Scamming and scheming,

Figuring a way

That I can get my hands

On a new one today.

Find the funds

Make a decision

Pay big now,

Or wait for upgrade

Reading reviews

Personal interviews

Haggle and persuade

My Shoelaces are Intact

I just lost my job

I really liked that job

Not sure how I'm gonna pay rent

I dread having to

Try to find another job

My dog is dead

I miss him bad

I haven't got a girlfriend

I haven't had a girlfriend

One that mattered, I mean.

But, my shoelaces are still intact. 

Those nights we spent

In the back seat of the Rambler

Laughing and passing it back and forth

Lorenzo street light glowed

Through the slightly cracked window

Vitalizing air seeped through the slit

In that moment you know

A special love for a friend

Those nights will last eternally

In our memories

When we floated above the clouds

On vintage leather seats