Author Archives: Jonathan Berger

They’re telling me I’m better off now that the new one will make me happier than you ever could but even if you were messy and confusing and a little dirty I still miss you and I wish we were … Continue reading →

Your father is here in his old apartment which you haven’t seen in quite some time. You struggle to remember when he moved out but it is not coming to you quite so easily. He is not walking quite so … Continue reading →

In the war you may dance but only as you’ve been instructed and only for the purposes your commanders have authorized. In the war you may fight. You may fight for peace. You may fight for pieces of eight. You … Continue reading →

Mist rises. Birds call softly. Nature makes itself known – but from a distance. The windows are closed like doors and I am insulated from everything here in my guest room estate. I am away. My window allows me to … Continue reading →

Thinking about Jessie, Michelle’s sister, who didn’t know me well but was polite enough when I stopped by to see my friend. My friend was Michelle, who I came to see because of her sister, who was Jessie, who didn’t … Continue reading →

I woke up in a panic realizing I hadn’t walked the dog all evening. He hadn’t made a yap. I’d forgotten all about him. He must have gotten lost among all my other crap. Poor baby! So patient… He never … Continue reading →

"Greg is dead," is what he said and that’s when it hit home. When it became a reality. When I first heard of Greg and his leaving. The card read RIP which doesn’t usually stand for Roamin’ in Paris or … Continue reading →

It used to bother me that all the nobody bands that I used to love used to think were the cat’s PJs used to believe were really going somewhere someday never ended up going nowhere nohow and the bands I … Continue reading →

I have to be better at my job or they’re going to fire me. I think they need to see that I am invested in the work, that I take the company seriously. Of course, I am not invested in … Continue reading →

I can’t say nothing to you no matter how I try. I’m stuck without a tongue that couldn’t catch a fly. What is it that leaves me here without a voice at all when all I wish to do tonight … Continue reading →