In the doctor’s office

Perched on the exam
table like a rib roast on
white butcher paper.

Online debate

Listserv fight breaks out.
Among civil people, the
retorts well-researched.

Prom group

She can’t stand her. He’s
her ex, so don’t include them.
Can’t we go alone?

Online life on the line

He sent sensitive
documents to a stranger
thinking it was me.

Strangers in a strange town

Our waitress admits
the town has its share of ghosts.
We sleep with lights on.

Laptop

An adult blankie.
To take one from its owner
will make grown men cry.

Why I need to sleep

When I stay up late
my thoughts move oddly like lab
mice stunted by drugs.

Insomnia bordering on insanity

Night winds roar like a
giant parent screaming “Go
to sleep!” without words.

Why I’ve been absent

Haiku, like bonsai,
needs care and pruning. A mind
unfocused kills both.

Why

on another blog
gross comment deposited
like defecation