A poem for a new year

The Tree House

Just after the battle for age 23
I moved with my friends to a house in a tree
In the years that preceded
My water’s receded
But the bastards left something for me.
So this morning at dawn
When she stirred I was drawn
To her half naked frame
On my mattress.
Guess it’s our mattress now
But we still both go down
While Los Angeles
Wakes up in ashes.
And the light hits the sign
To remind us we're tourists
But I’m just watching her fingers
Stretching out in the darkness,
Up Vineland through No Ho
Down Rossmore to Hancock
The molasses sun pouring
No shades, no alarm clock.
Just one year we stayed
In this house in this tree
My friend and my bride
Like 2 kings with a queen.
We stared into the din
Of the madness below
Through the windows it crept,
How the madness can glow.
And our friends gathered here
Like each time was the end
Knowing one day theses kings
And our queen would descend.
And as all of us should be
We’re flickering lights
In a landscape of lost souls
Tinged orange by the night.
And on the clear Tree House evenings
When everything shines
The rich ones who’ve earned it
Will be heavy of mind
And maybe we’ve earned it
Either way we gaze down
At a world that’s exploding
A mile below ground.
And above hover towers
That power the grid
From Los Feliz to Long Beach
Ahhh…the sun slithers in
And she unpacks my clothes
And not cause I asked
But because though were leaving
It’s not over yet.
Tonight we’ll be rolling
And singing like drunks
Smoking tobacco
Dreaming dreams of the young.
The young with so much
Yet not a soul would desire
The scars that put us here
The years that caught fire.
Yes we’ll climb down this hill
Cause for once we are safe
Give the rich back their Tree House
For us, much awaits.
A life that is real
In a town not so fake
Where the reservoir serves
As a silver-filled lake.
And the hippies and yuppies
Hide out just the same,
Hope the rich keep their hillside
And never stake claim,
On a town with some soul
Where for once I can say
Sometimes I get $5 Mixed drinks

Comments

[Sarah]

Wow ok first to comment :)
ok so its pretty ovbious in your poem that you got married... congrats! hope you and your wife are happy!! nice poem by the way... keep writing you don't do it often enough being a busy man and all.... p.s get your ass down to montreal! I can't wait anymore!

[tinsley]

say what

[Jade]

congrats of course, and i thoroughly enjoyed that. probably the best thing i'll read all month.

[leah b.]

so wait.. you're moving to silver lake? at least that's the information i'm gathering from these lines. congrats and happy new year, dude.

[Courtney]

wonderful...just. hope all is well. it appears to be. and a word of thanks, cause i don't say it enough, nor do you hear it enough. so thanks, for being. thats all.

[tinsley]

im just kidding, i liked it
it reminds me of mr. silverstein
happy new year
stop being a stranger

[Marisa]

Lovely poem. I hope your new year is going great, and congratulations! Can't wait until February :) It's getting closer every day!
Take Care,
Marisa

[madeline]

It's so good to hear from you, and that poem was amazing.
Your words inspire me so much with my own writing, so thank you thank you thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Can't wait to see you and the manikins in February, I'll be in the front row.

[Kristi]

Congratulations on getting married Andrew :) That was a great poem, I really love the first line and the one about her unpacking your clothes. I don't know why ... but it really puts an image in my head of that feeling of love.

[tinsley. sorry. well not really.]

oh yeah and congratulations on finally making a blog that NOBODY knows what to say to.

I AM SO BORED I KEEP READING IT OVER AND OVER AND IM LIKE WHOAAAAAAAAAAA.

[Marisa]

And oh yeah, this made me picture you like in a little tree house roasting marshmallows or something even though there was no mention of marshmallows what so ever. Or you sitting up in a little tree house but that's okay
Take care again haha
Marisa

[Marissa M]

that poem was really nice. and it is good to hear from you again after a long while. congrats on the marriage :] it seems like you are truely happy. & i'm happy for you.

see you soon.

[Allison K.]

no idea how to comment to that. but i liked it and it's good to hear from you. oh and hooray for $5 mixed drinks.

[katherine anderson]

congratulations, andrew!!

[Aime]

Congratulations. That was beautiful. I hope the two of you are doing well. Can't wait to see you perform again next month

[*jessi*]

like everyone else said...congratulations! i hope your first month as a married man has been fabulous:oD
and i'm glad that you wrote!

[Lauren C]

congratulations & happy new year. you sound really happy, and that makes me happy :) the poem is beautiful. i can't wait til februaryyy.
take care.

[Cece]

very nice andrew :) it's nice to hear from you again. we're all so happy for you. see you soon!

[Betsy]

oh andrew. we've missed you.

[jools]

That is beautiful :)
Congratulations for the marriage and happy new year!
It is so good to read about you again ;D
Love. Julie - France

[Jessica]

I love the poem. Congrats and happy new year, I can't wait until Feb.

[Ginnie]

Congrats andrew and lovely poem... as an aspiring writer, i wish i was as talented as you. best of luck to you in the new year!

[elisa]

that's a lucky woman who has a man that can create a poem that illustrates the joys you both are experiencing right now. That's really cool. I hear music when I read it.... congratulations!

[Rachel]

that was beautiful :)

[Caryse]

I know this may sound like a broken record but i have to say it...CONGRATULATIONS. I am so unbelievably happy for you. The poem was beautiful. It sounds like the New Year has definitely been in your favor and I hope it continues to be that way. I can’t wait to see you at The Myth in February. Good luck with the new tour and it was good to hear from you.
Love, Caryse

Ps. don’t be such a stranger this time, pretty please.