Trust

Like a cracked eggshell,
once broken it cannot be
redeemed nor reforged.

Depression

Heavy blanket weighs
you down, yet cocoons you. Why
bother to crawl out?

Thanksgiving procrastination

Canned pumpkin sold out.
Damned overachievers! I’m
a “last-minute” type.

Procrastination

I start out strong with
good intentions. Sit at the
computer. Day’s shot.

John McCain & the B word

I’d have crossed party
lines for you ’til today. Where
was your chivalry?

The abyss, glimpsed

An email from a
stranger descending into
madness unnerved me.

Unspoken

Secrets like splinters
lodged down deep tear you apart
from the inside out.

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.

Psoriasis

I scratch itchy skin,
thinking of lepers losing
pieces of themselves.