Mike's Songs & Poems

December 2025 — March 2026

A few months of writing. Some are songs (mostly composed and produced with Suno); some are poems written longhand or in the middle of the night. They span love, loss, whining, Bogotá, Austin, Bobbi, Jan, and what the toilet seat does or does not do.

A note about this list Jan Fergus made this list. She kept track of what Mike was writing, in reverse chronological order, with links and dates and the occasional editorial aside. This page is her list, made navigable. Most of the curatorial framing — "rap," "remastered," "second version" — is hers.
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March 2026
Bikin' in Bogotá
Batshit Bitches
Trivel Drivel

Three versions, all from the same day. Each one better than the last.

Warts and All
A touching love song.
February 2026
Please Be My Valentine
LyricsPlease, please be my Valentine. And let me love you all the time And listen to you as you whine About the things that cross your mind Your aches and pains Your stresses and your strains There is no one who complains The way you do… And that is one more reason Why I love you
Crock Song

Two versions.

Harsh Not on My Mellow
Cancelled Zoom Song

Two versions: standard and gospel.

My Not-Beautiful Not-Girlfriend

Later version. The earlier one is below.

January 2026
My Not-Beautiful Not-Girlfriend

Earlier version.

Lovable App — Countdown

Title only on Jan's list — no link captured. Mike, confirm whether a recording exists.

I'll Follow Your Lead

Photographed in Pages. Appeared in the middle of the night.

LyricsI'll follow your lead I'll let you set the speed I don't need to know You set the pace This isn't a race We've got plenty of time I'll go where you lead I don't have any need Let love be our guide
Put the Seat Back Down
Whatever I Do
Work in processWhatever I do I first share with you You're the first one I think of The first one to see Whatever I do I'm doing for you Not just you but a world that includes you Whatever I do I do it for you For the world And for me
It's Not Just Us Two
January 27 Is Coming Soon
Lyrics — Jan 21 version[Verse 1] January 27 is coming soon As it comes—and will come—every year And of course that day reminds me of you Reminds me you're no longer here [Verse 2] But you're always with me and close to my heart I carry you in me wherever I go We're always together and also apart You're gone, but you never go [Chorus] I'm done crying at least for a while I started today's cry an hour ago I let the tears flow till I started to smile And here's what I want you to know [Verse 3] You saw something in me that I couldn't see Held a vision I couldn't quite hold for myself I'm growing to be what you always believed A little more every day You're the one who shows me the way [Verse 4 | Tender, intimate] I talk to you still—I know that you hear In the silence, in music, in dreams before dawn I'm not saying goodbye, I'm saying you're here I say thank you. I love you. And I hear you say…go on. [Outro | Soft, fading] (go on…)
Mesomes and Moresomes
Cells Catch the Signal
I Just Wasn't Ready

Second version. The earlier one is below (January 7).

Stairs, Toes, and John Cage
Pas Mon Petit Ami
Slipping Away (Bobbi)
I Just Wasn't Ready

First version.

Sleep Love Deep
Poem to Jan, Insomniac

Jan sent Mike a poem she'd written November 30, 2025. He wrote back: "Great find!"

From JanI'm wondering, if perhaps, There is a way to share my naps. Then maybe I could take a snooze, And send you something you could use. If that could be I'd sleep all day, And send my sweetest dreams your way. A loving gift for what you lack, My favorite insomniac.
December 2025
Scholar's Lament

Two versions.


That's the list as Jan kept it. More songs are presumably coming, in which case this page will grow.