Entourage

S will travel with
me, security-blanket
friend I’m blessed to have.

Same old lament

National TV
talk show called me to be a
guest. What will I wear?

To do list

I jot on random
scraps, then lose them. No wonder
I don’t get things done.

Tasteless

Reading haikus is
like eating chestnuts. You stop
after a bad one.

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.

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.