With no school Monday
so much high drama surrounds
turning seventeen.
JH’s birthday party
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Baptism
Unexpected rain
soothing in a random way
anxious thoughts washed clear.
Refused
It’s the quiet ones
you have to watch out for when
they don’t get their way.
Threat
I worry for her.
Her safety – his obsession –
cannot coexist.
Garage sale 2
They never read much.
When offered ten bucks for all
their books, they sold out.
Can’t sleep 2
Switching to vampire
office hours. In bed past noon.
I write without light.
Buddy
Well-loved now. Rescued
he was matted with feces,
eyes begging for home.
Devolved
Dissolution is
the caterpillar’s abased
path to butterfly.
Withdrawal
She hates her friends at
the moment. They cling, their needs
crowding out her self.
After school
Anyone can see
she’s depressed. Crashed on the couch
sleeping beauty dreams.
a haiku a day 