Winter landscape

First snowfall blankets
unraked beds of leaves. Nature’s
default is beauty.

Hillary Clinton

Don’t you know no girls
allowed? Threaten the big boys,
they call you a bitch.

John McCain & the B word

I’d have crossed party
lines for you ’til today. Where
was your chivalry?

Second life

In another world
I am prettier, skinny,
naturally blonde.

Jump the shark

My life is content
driven, looking for the next
big thing to embrace.

Motivation

Decided last night –
Caribbean for Christmas.
Will work for travel.

Bad reaction

All day my eyes itched
as if they were allergic
to viewing my life.

November rain

Wet dampness always
seems colder than that first soft
warm blanket of snow.

The day after

Busyness is best
to occupy, medicate
you. Endings are hard.

High school

You’ll never again
feel pain, joy both at once. Be
so at odds with life.