J9 can’t sleep since
her mother died stays up and
writes heartache in tears.
In mourning early morning
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Category Archives: loss
Night before the Academy Awards
Dreams of Oscars like
sugarplums dance in their heads.
Hollywood’s Christmas.
Watching after 2 am
TV morphs into
loser land infomercials
for acne weight loss
February dilemma
What of those born on
the 29th, their birthday
once every four years?
Mom’s casual embrace
Longing to hug them,
I wait ’til they flutter near
like moths to my flame.
Lunar eclipse
Luminous suitor,
the moon dimmed by darkness’s
seductive regard.
When she’s sick
Teenager curled up
becomes baby J who’s glad
that mommy’s nearby.
You look great
Bright lipstick fools them
into thinking I’m well. No
“How do you feel?”
Senseless
After the illness
taste dulls on the tongue, food just
fuel to run this husk.
Insomniac
Clock ticks ricochet
like bullets of sound slowing
as the hour grows late.
a haiku a day 