Night before the Academy Awards

Dreams of Oscars like
sugarplums dance in their heads.
Hollywood’s Christmas.

Head shop

Tie dye gauzy tops
plaid goth skirts hemp necklaces
you know you need ’em.

Sephora

Kid in candy shop
I dab on product in search
of my true colors.

Watching after 2 am

TV morphs into
loser land infomercials
for acne weight loss

Wasted Saturday night

We watch bad TV
eat microwave popcorn feel
guilty not really.

After a few drinks

Midnight ghosthunting
at a tragic landmark seems
like a cool idea

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.

Retail therapy

Drove to the city
to shop eat sushi buy fun
things that make us smile.

Beading obsession

Handful of turquoise
begs to be strung with silver
draped around my neck.