Knight

Stalled out. He comes. Starts
car. Buys breakfast. Drops what he’s
doing. Just for me.

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Junker

Like a dorm room on
four wheels, it’s a place to get
drunk stoned laid changed sleep.

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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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Poor business decision

I quit my job to
work on my haiku blog. Chance
of millions, slim / none.

Haiku of the day

Wisdom’s spark. Fortune
cookie poetry message
ignites hope change growth.

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Paleo

Carbs like clouds. When gone
clarity returns. Blue sky
thinking open mind.

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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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Possibilities

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