She may have faults but
to me she’s flawless, a me
I wish I could be.
Friendship
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Impatience
Why they don’t do it
my way I can’t understand
’cause I’m always right.
Early daffodils
Like green periscopes
tiny shoots peer from muddy
beds searching for sun.
Daylight savings spring ahead
Night pushed back, a dark
blanket kicked aside as the
sun stays wide awake.
Writer friend
When she’s not funny
her raw candor grips readers
probing her deep wounds.
Facebook profile picture
Taken by cell phone,
he grins shyly, she glows as
if her prince has come.
First boyfriend breakup
She didn’t want to
hold his hand, watch him eat bread
sloppily. The end.
Surviving St. Patrick’s Day
for Cathy
Too sick for green beer
she stayed home, watched bad films of
leprechaun horror.
Channel surfing at 3 am
Late night TV a
wonderland of fast money
junkyard of trashed dreams.
Inside the doctor’s exam room
Either it’s a loud
HVAC system or
white noise to mask fear.
a haiku a day 