Possibilities

Vague tomorrow is
malleable until tempered
by the here and now.

Laid off friend

Drops by at four, raids
the fridge, toasts unhappy hour
to his firing squad.

On a cold winter’s night

Kitchen windows fogged,
oven-baked chicken is the
scent of homecoming.

Midnight in Arcata

Airport closed, no ride
home ’til dawn, she waits under
a tree in the rain.

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