Words de Osi
Ties That Bind
too much water under the bridge...
and you lose the bridge.
if you must deflect your eyes,...
and you lose the bridge.
if you must deflect your eyes,...
Take It Back
When our country was formed it was not possible to put every major issue to a vote. That is the why we have representatives. Times have changed. Rather than spending our days reading and liking bullshit facebook posts we could be making real...
Fire the 545
We drops bombs everyday
We murder innocent people
every... fucking... day...
We murder innocent people
every... fucking... day...
Through the Clouds
It's a shame I'm not Jesus
The debt I've paid serves no one but me
Now I must watch another...
The debt I've paid serves no one but me
Now I must watch another...
Brain Chem a la Mode
The sewer rats haven't been blue for years
They dance on pink fluffy piss water clouds
Puffed up by psychotropic waste products...
They dance on pink fluffy piss water clouds
Puffed up by psychotropic waste products...
Deadweight
It would be a shame to abandon this basket. Surely those porcelin shells would never survive the fall. But I don't have the strength I used to, and the splintered wicker is cutting into my grip. I've run out of hands trying to bare this...
Black Coffee
"Cream? Sugar?"
"No thanks," he says flashing the waitress a wildly arrogant smile. "I drink my coffee black!"
The air of superiority was palpable. Clearly this man's definition of manhood has spawned far beyond the usual: don't...
Whose Human You Is
So I'm outside pulling weeds, making my random halfhearted attempt at not being the asshole on the block depreciating everyone's property value, when suddenly I feel something warm hitting my thigh. I look up to find myself starring down the...
What a wonderful world
I don't have a TV. I find life is easier that way. IT really cuts down on the anxiety caused by people trying to sell me useless shit 24/7. The only drawback is sometimes I'm out of the loop. My only media this morning was listening to Henry...
Basura Blanca
Got a fountain drink today at a gas station today, quite a rare occurrence for me. As I grabbed the plastic cup I suddenly felt like white trash. Hmm that's interesting. It wasn't the glob of chaw in my lip. Nor the fact that I hadn't paid...
50 Shades of Grey Synopsis
Girl meets boy. Girl likes boy. Boy likes girl. Boy and girl have a delicious time together. Boy enjoys girl just as she is. Girl spends most her time hoping she can change boy despite the concrete reality that in every moment she actually...
Fuck the sparkler. Gimme a musket.
I wonder, In 200 years what nations will be celebrating their independence from us? What a silly silly day. "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their CREATOR with certain unalienable...
Fire
It's been an odd few days. On the one hand we have a community praying for rain, sending hopes and positive energy to those suffering. At the same time we have a rally against universal healthcare. I cannot reconcile the two. Perhaps we...
Tailgate Gig Tempe AZ
Well it's 7:30am here and I'm still riding the vibe of the night. Perhaps after I get some sleep I'll write a bit about it. What a great crowd though. Wonderful people. So cool.
Slam
It's been on my radar for a while now. I knew eventually I'd have to sack up and insert myself into the scene but I've been procrastinating... for a minute... well a little longer then a minute... okay okay for like 10 years. Whatever. Let's...
Eutimia
Your presence ushered me back to reality
A reality where magic still exists
Where the mystic echos footprints across concrete...
A reality where magic still exists
Where the mystic echos footprints across concrete...
did she just call me a tool?
I got a call from a lady at CU today. Ultimately she was asking for a donation. Ugh, I hate that. It's disgusting really. People are forced to go into severe debt in the hopes that they might one day be able to better themselves or perhaps...
Fuck You Comcast... wait... wait...
I'm kind of regretting canceling my cable right about now. Either that or I regret quitting drinking... Na, it's the cable. Perhaps this is just the decompression phase. I've done this before, eventually you get used to it. Surprisingly you...
Pondering God's Brush
If I could paint a perfect world
there is little I would change
I would simply remove the lines...
there is little I would change
I would simply remove the lines...
Blow me Rainbows. You too Butterflies!
At some point during my last gig I remember saying that I wish I had a few happy songs. I also made the comment to a few friends...
I really need to watch my f*kin mouth :) I've been manifesting like quicksilver these days. I think...
Recycle This Asshole
Today, in the mail, I received a large over sized envelope. It was so big it barely fit in my mailbox when folded in thirds. The envelope when unfolded became a gigantic advertisement for some car dealership. Naturally I carried it right to...
Lost Piece
Wondering around on short legs
He scoured every foot of the all too familiar playground
He even peeked into those odd smelling areas he normally avoided...
He scoured every foot of the all too familiar playground
He even peeked into those odd smelling areas he normally avoided...
Ass Cast
Today I am reminded of the first time I ever stood in front of a crowd. I was in kindergarten and my class was doing some bullshit end of the year play about elephants. Naturally my memory is rather vague regarding this presentation, but I...
Still
Someday I'll be enough for somebody
At least that's what I tell myself
But after all this, I wonder ...
At least that's what I tell myself
But after all this, I wonder ...
Brevity
For a handful of days
It felt as if everything might fall into place
Love, passion, family, future ...
It felt as if everything might fall into place
Love, passion, family, future ...
Click Clack
I just gave a grammar lesson to some con artist dude from Nigeria. Ha! I probably should not have done that. My apologies to the next schmoe. But I couldn't help it, they are like the new Jevovahs, I simply can't resist poking their story full of...
Two Blind Mice
Once there was a mouse named rodent 2764. 2764 was your normal everyday run of the mill white mouse, aside from the fact that he had never seen a mill let alone ran in one, or ran at all for that matter. You see, 2764 spent most of his time in...
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you everyone for coming to the show! Ironically, I'm really rather speechless. What an amazing crowd. Everywhere I looked there was someone I loved. I am truly blessed to have so much support in this world. It was a night of pure...
Thank You
Thank you, two dudes who stood front and center
Thank you for having a horrible time
Thank you for your drab faces and bored eyes...
Thank you for having a horrible time
Thank you for your drab faces and bored eyes...
Why you always gotta be making me grow and shit?
I picked up the flyers tonight. One week to go and they just now got them finished. Not a lot of time to work with particularly considering the show is on a night that most people make plans for. Anyway, from the moment they landed in my hand...
Ride that ass bitch. Ride it good.
Had a cop following me out of Denver tonight. He was one of those aggressive cops too. The kind who ride your ass so tight their brights blind you in the mirrors. The kind who's so eager to arrest you he might just run you off the road. Yeah,...
Thanks Jesus!
Stopped off at the bank today. Got out of the car, turned around, took a few steps and was immediately stopped by some dude hanging his head out of his car speaking gibberish. It took me a second to decifer his broken english. Turns out he was...
You might be magic dude but you're still an asshole
So this morning I awoke to the all too loud and repetitively annoying sound of my cat digging his claws into the side of my bed. Pop, pop, crack, rip, pop, pop.
"Ah Fuck! You gotta be kidding me."
I looked over at the clock, 1:45 pm....
Kernel
If you met your childhood self, would they be impressed with who stood before them? If you met yourself as a teenager would they still have hope upon your departure?
In my case I believe the answer is a resounding yes. My younger self would...
Peace and love were all that mattered.
I barely heard it over the voice coming through the phone. I immediately lost focus on what the nurse was saying. Creeping down the hall was the frail sound of my name coming from the bathroom. I immediately hung up. When I opened the door I...
Must we all fall like lemmings?
Went to bar tonight. Didn't even think about what day it was. I've been so focused on music everything else is background. It was a pretty good night, saw some good bands, smiled at a few pretty girls, reconnected with some old friends. ...
The Gig
So, here it is. I asked the Universe to bring the music back, to show me an open door, to revitalize my passion to perform and that very night I found myself contacting a Soda Jerk Presents in an attempt to book a gig. This is actually the...
Hello Universe... Johnny here.
Hello Universe... Johnny here
First let me offer my abundant
gratitude for your assistance in my journey thus far...
First let me offer my abundant
gratitude for your assistance in my journey thus far...
Reveal
At first it seemed as if I might be a poem percolating, presenting, preparing to produce or pose the dope. This is how it usually starts: A word or a phrase bounces around the fatty tissue. Kicking up dust it clears Chi off Charlotte's wheel. ...
Gingham Girl
Peddling in 32 below
The crunch of timeless water below rubber tread
A quiet prayer to stay vertical...
The crunch of timeless water below rubber tread
A quiet prayer to stay vertical...
The lucky streak continues
Tonight my furnace went out. I called the repair man, he was there within an hour. By then it was fridged. The cold is the HVAC man's secret weapon. When people are cold they will agree to anything. Not this time though. So the guy takes a...
Parade of Lights
Hey the holidays are coming up! What should we with the taxpayer money this year? Should we feed and clothe the starving children? Maybe donate gifts to the families burdened by the bad economy? Maybe set up a few more beds for the homeless? ...
Bring Them Home!
Today I see a lot of appreciation for our vets. Many people thanking them for our freedom. I must say I am baffled by these comments. What freedom is it you people speak of? And more importantly what freedom is it they are fighting...
Seeds Grow Asshole
I'm pretty baffled by the way some people talk to their children. That is a little person in there, you know that right? Actually that is a little person who behaves pretty much exactly as you do. So if you hate your kid so much, try looking in...
Escape
We are the generations
Hiding scars from the days they've long forgotten
As the pattern continues it fills me with war...
Hiding scars from the days they've long forgotten
As the pattern continues it fills me with war...
Become Greater
It could have been a different story
But it wasn't in the cards
I wanted to be a super being...
But it wasn't in the cards
I wanted to be a super being...
The Collective
They exist
Anxiously anticipating my arrival
This brilliant beam will be welcomed...
Anxiously anticipating my arrival
This brilliant beam will be welcomed...
Against The Rain
The girl who was too busy to be kissed
Too busy to be loved even a little bit
I thought she was amazing...
Too busy to be loved even a little bit
I thought she was amazing...
Polaroid Perception
Draped in a silver moon the goddess dove into silky blue
Braving the frigid cold she plummeted through the pitch back
As her lungs begin to burn hopeless anxiety set in...
Braving the frigid cold she plummeted through the pitch back
As her lungs begin to burn hopeless anxiety set in...
Bags of Skin
If personal journals exist past this
I await the moment
When the volumes are released...
I await the moment
When the volumes are released...
Awaken
What stories will I tell my children?
Will I speak of beauty unseen?
Majestic mysteries?...
Will I speak of beauty unseen?
Majestic mysteries?...
Dream Aborigine
I want to dream Aborigine
To walk with rock calloused feet
To wander endlessly, knowing...
To walk with rock calloused feet
To wander endlessly, knowing...
A Shadow on the Sundial
For every shadow of the sundial
There is a downward smile
The ghost of Kodak's past...
There is a downward smile
The ghost of Kodak's past...
Lost in Oblivion
A vast grey blue forest, the chill of winter on the horizon,
and scattered crisscrossed tracks.
Footprints of a fragile boy. ...
and scattered crisscrossed tracks.
Footprints of a fragile boy. ...
Do You Like Apples?
The earth has officially spun upon its axis. I wouldn't be surprised if tomorrow I woke to a blue sun and a yellow sky. This NEVER happens...
Let me give you a bit of the history. When it comes to romantic attraction my usual game plan...
The First Osi Production
Her name was Kiana. I had a serious crush on her, as did every other boy in our fourth grade class. It must have been rough for her that year. She ignored us most of the time. One day, in true ten year old fashion, we asked her who she liked. ...
The Pocket Sized Version
9/11 was horrible and should be remembered. Yet, I find all this media coverage a bit self absorbed. How about instead of re-hashing the one tragedy we suffered 10 years ago, and acting like it is the greatest human tragedy ever faced, we talk...
The ranting of a boy on a bike.
What's the deal with drivers passing me on my left and immediately turning right? Seriously, that's just ridiculous. I ride on the side of the lane as a courtesy to you asshole the least you could do is not run me off the road. If need be I...
I am a four.
According to the Enneagram that is. I previously thought I was a five. I took an Enneagram test back when I was in college. My sister said I was a five and the test agreed. However, it seems, they were both wrong. I see now how they were so...
Elliot Smith
A good friend turned me on to Elliot Smith yesterday. I love it when that happens. In passing someone mentions something that changes my world. Elliot was amazing. He has quickly reached the top of my favorites. As I listen to these recordings I...
When The Paint Dries
The more I grow the less I know
Comfort in mystery
Flailing to reach such heights...
Comfort in mystery
Flailing to reach such heights...
Battery
We aren't far from batteries
New Age slaves distracted by trinkets
Give the average man a flatscreen...
Chick Flick Goes 4th Stepping
Friends with Benefits. I expected a rather mindless lustful escapade hardly worth watching. However, Mila Kunis is a culinary masterpiece the likes of which God hasn't cooked up since... I don't really know how to end that metaphor but you get...
A Sharpened Edge
dipping toes into void
dangling feet, teasing the abyss
the edge... put to test...
dangling feet, teasing the abyss
the edge... put to test...
Deepest Passion
My deepest passion is left bloody
Assaulted by candy store Dali Lamas
Shived by rear view Freud puppets...
Paper Airplanes
The saddest part of becoming an adult
is realizing no one really knows anything
Our interactions are knee jerk...
Momento
I am bigger than this
this pitifully little box I've climbed in
as if this bag of skin wasn’t restrictive enough...
True Democracy
In a true democracy we, the people, would be Big Brother. The white house would be wire tapped with cameras in every hall. The feeds would be live and online. No action unseen. No decision unheard. The public office would be made public again.
826 days layer
Today I am eligible to get my drivers license back... You'd think that would be something to rejoice over. You'd think I'd be at the DMV right now but I'm not. In all honesty I don't want a car or any of the burdens that go along with having...
Everything There is to Know about God
In this post I will fully explicate and delineate every last bit of knowledge about God mankind has acquired over the course of all human history. I will incorporate the wealth of resources found in any and all religions as well as all...
Jack Hammer
Satisfied with her meal she packed the cardboard and wrapping back into the bag and tossed it aside. There was a trash can two feet from her. A little MJ wrist action would have gotten it there. I sat appalled next to the trash can as I...
Ding!
It was one of those phone surveys. You know the type. "Hello this is so and so with such and such organization, we'd like to..." CLICK. Normally I just hang up there but I've been rather pissy today so I decided to play along. The speech was...
Justice Served
Today I was sentenced. The experience was far from what I expected and strangely beautiful. The judge saw right through me as I hoped she would. She saw the truth, the struggle, the recovery and the fear. A wise a noble judge she was. With her...
Osi 3.0
Apparently I just turned 30. I hardly noticed. Had I not been awake I may have missed it entirely. No tingle, no twinkle vision, no sprouting wings, and no twilight beams. I did have a little itch between my toes. Maybe that was it...
Wow the republican response was absolute garbage.
I really expected more from that side. Basically they said they agree with everything the president wants to do except the public option. And what ideas did they present in it's stead... The only idea I heard was to open up health care across...
The demon gets the finger and a smile.
For the past five days or so I have been dealing with a pinched nerve. Today has been the worst yet. The pain is horrendous and I am loosing feeling in my foot and leg. It kinda feels like I'm sticking my big toe in a light socket over and over...
We loved you Michael...
We loved you Michael... and I am sorry for that.
I am saddened not by your death but by the idea of your life
...or at least the life I imagine while reading between the print
Always on stage, an icon at eleven
Ever surrounded by...
Thank You
To everyone who came out tonight, and on previous nights to support my art, Thank You. It truly is an honor to look into a crowd and see so many beautiful people. I love you all dearly and I am grateful to have so many precious connections. What...
May 28th @ Herman's Hideaway
Four months later JohnnyOsi returns to the stage. Much has happened since the fateful night of January 28th. My entire world flipped was on it's head and shaken for loose change. Left in the dust were many illusions, artifacts, and twisted...
What does it mean to be an alcoholic?
What is an alcoholic? You don't have to sleep under a bridge to earn the title. You don't even have to drink everyday. The deciding factor is this: Do you drink when you don't want to? Put simply, one drink is never enough. Should I choose...
90 Days
Today I celebrate a birth. As it is with all newborns, every month is special. Today is three months since the fateful day I woke up in the hospital. It is amazing what can change in such a short time and utterly baffling what we can allow to...
Sometimes God bares teeth
I have had substance abuse issues since I was a teenager. For years I have battled with my addict mind. And in a flash, my faulty perceptions melted into a pool of nonsense. Being chained to a hospital bed for 12 hours not knowing if you...
A Vision For The Future
Written in rehab upon request from my counselor who asked me to put into words my vision for the future. I had absolutely no idea what to write. I could barely see past the coming day let alone some distance concept such as my future. ...
Sobriety
I broke my sobriety last night. 55 days sober gone. Two lessons learned. One, I need to do something about my moods or lasting sobriety will be impossible. Two, I am no longer capable of moderate use of anything. After 55 days of absolute...
Welcome To JohnnyOsi.com
Herein lies the recording of a life. A memorial to moments, sprinkled across eternity. Broadcast from a twinkle in god's eye. These symbols will never capture the beauty. Nor will they encapsulate the pain. But they will be written just the same....