Not in polite company

She talks of threesomes,
abortions, things her mother-
in-law would faint at.

Impatience

Why they don’t do it
my way I can’t understand
’cause I’m always right.

Christmas cards

Photos we look bad
in. Braggy newsletter. That’s
how we keep in touch.

Ugly photo

She keeps it displayed
to remind herself that once
she didn’t know it

Prom group

She can’t stand her. He’s
her ex, so don’t include them.
Can’t we go alone?

Laptop

An adult blankie.
To take one from its owner
will make grown men cry.

Ironing as a metaphor

Smoothing over the
wrinkles in life takes more cold
cash than hot metal.

Sexist comment from an unlikely source

haiku from Trisha who was there

Gay flight attendant
Shares gender stereotype
Astounds passengers

Silda Wall Spitzer

Wan, pale, red-eyed, she’s
the poster wife of Wynette’s
song, “Stand By Your Man.”

“Victimless crime”

Alan Dershowitz
said about prostitution
the lie men believe.