Tasteless

Reading haikus is
like eating chestnuts. You stop
after a bad one.

Another late night

Idea of early
to bed rare as a rainbow
and just as fleeting.

Moral chicken

They saw a film on
how poultry is killed. They cluck
as I eat hot wings.

Speak

When you unburden,
you hope listeners will care.
Yet some could care less.

Dissection

Every day with
words I pin down bits of my
self for all to view.

Cup of gluttony

When you take skim milk
in your coffee, heavy cream
is an indulgence.

Parent chauffeur

Few things are as hard
as staying awake, waiting
for the phone to ring.

Scenes from an Italian restaurant chain

After the high school
show they flirt over pizza
sodas at Uno’s.

No pumpkin pie

Instead, a pumpkin
cheesecake. Traditions are good.
Cheesecake is better.

Triage

When we run out of
batteries, we sacrifice
the TV remote.