Bedtime

Why does burrowing
under thick down comforters
bring such sheer delight?

Motivation

Decided last night –
Caribbean for Christmas.
Will work for travel.

Irrational

I love the too big
coffee table that takes up
most of this small room.

Psoriasis

I scratch itchy skin,
thinking of lepers losing
pieces of themselves.

Stephen King films

We longed for The Mist
and 1408 like kids
dreaming of Christmas.

Another late night

Idea of early
to bed rare as a rainbow
and just as fleeting.

Moral chicken

They saw a film on
how poultry is killed. They cluck
as I eat hot wings.

Bad reaction

All day my eyes itched
as if they were allergic
to viewing my life.

November rain

Wet dampness always
seems colder than that first soft
warm blanket of snow.

Laundry basket

Socks multiply when
mated yet produce offspring
that never quite match.