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.

Laid off friend

Drops by at four, raids
the fridge, toasts unhappy hour
to his firing squad.

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On a cold winter’s night

Kitchen windows fogged,
oven-baked chicken is the
scent of homecoming.

New year’s resolution

Why bother vowing
change when you’re satisfied with
your lazy-ass self?

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Boyfriend

He’s prettier than
her, constantly sculpting his
man bun with groomed hands.

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Brief holiday visit

Once her nest, now a
museum to her old self.
Home is elsewhere.

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Past life public

Looking back I find
this old friend, written record
for the world to view

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