Sad Little Girl Scout

Where did you get those sunglasses?
Are they even yours?
Somewhere somebody somehow had the laughter
swiped out from under her
cause she can't see past the glare anymore.
Without wincing.
Without grimacing.
And all of her conversations
now have more intimacy
cause wow, her eyes exist.
Cause now, her eyes realized they have missed.
A lot of colors.
A lot of others.
And all our eyes
are surprised to find her irises
full of wildness.
We expected something a bit more childish
and playful.
Not something so painful
peeking through some greasy streaks
She is sad
but trying not to think about it.
She is mad
but crying wont do a thing about it.
Just give her her glasses back.

 Photo By Dustin Whitehead.  Words by Adam Wolf.

High Art

High Art
It makes everything seem like you’re in a movie, man.
No no no bro..
High ART
It’s how you get to be in the movie without actually opening your eyes
No no no bro
HIGH Art
Holmes, I don’t think you follow what I’m saying
It’s flying right over you
And swimmin’ right under you
Nobody put the effort in forcing it upon you
But you accepted it as if it was.
Like you had to.
You gave it meaning
Cause you needed to.
What, dude?
I don’t see that all.
HIGH ART
Silence
Pause
Cough
Silence
Ohhhhhhh – there it is.
I was suppose to hear it!
I was looking for something.
It was talking the whole time
But my headphones were in. 
And to be honest,
I actually fell asleep for a minute.
But I’m glad I woke up,
Cause I woulda missed it. 
And had to act like I understood what
Everybody meant when they talked about it afterward.
I’d make a general point that everybody would nod toward
But they definitely knew I missed it.
Glad I figured this whole thing out.
Dude, you have no idea what you’re saying.
You’re right.

Photo by Amanda Grupp. Words by Adam Wolf.