an unabridged first edition of my opinion

i don't write as much as as i should
and i never give my friends as much time
as i need to/
i think that i can solve
the mysterious things
like how to keep a happy cat
or how to properly disburse
my armies
to defend
my south american stronghold/
but i know that i can never
solve
the truly difficult things
like
math equations that take up more than
one line
or
how to be
in the face of love
like a lion roars
and then licks your face
with it's rough tongue/
i don't always eat right
but i love the taste of ginger
and chocolate
and coffee/
i don't know much about cars
but i want an old one
that smells like decades of suntan lotion
and has a top
that gets stuck
when i put it down/
i learn little things
and i never leave
whiskey
in
my
cup/

and if it is
your birthday
today
then
it's
glen livet
and
i
give
to
you
some
love
and
happ
iness
(and
a song i play
that makes it's way
across
fourteen states-
a radio station
playing
just for you.
happy birthday!)