Running errands

Off-list again, I
buy extras, blow the budget,
shop when I’m hungry.

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Kale me now

Olive oil drenched chips
or cooked with sausage in stock,
either way tastes yuck.

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Procrastination

Dandelion seed
responsibilities float
away on each breath

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Dishes in the sink

Domestic mountains
rimmed with grime, sponge scaling this
Everest of suds.

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Over the holidays

Ate bad stuff. Gained weight.
Hate myself. Still, I think, There’s
always tomorrow…

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Sugar

One bite then the mad-
ness begins. Binge-stuffing my
face. Swallowing whole.

Dishwasher repair guy

Olive pits. Glass shards.
Bent straw. He warns, It’s not a
garbage disposal…

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Laid off friend

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

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Abandoned blog

Held back by your tight
seventeen syllable leash,
I write elsewhere now.

San Diego

Shivering at the
airport. Colder than O’Hare.
Turn back, refund flight.