Forced

Disappointment like
a kidney punch makes it hard
to smile through the pain.

Tomorrow’s flight

I’ll Dramamine my
self into torpidity,
sleep through drink service.

Lori Drew rationalizes

“She hurt my daughter,
so I wanted to hurt her.
Can’t you understand?

Unproductive

Inertia roosting
inside me like a hen un-
willing to lay eggs.

Flu – fire and ice

Fever like a sun
burn – every surface blazing –
yet chilled to the core.