At the interview
J’s hired on the spot, full of
new employee glee.
First job
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Tag Archives: curiosity
Honey, I’m home!
Has it really been
a month since I told you all
about my day, dear?
Senior Ball
Formally over
twelve years of learning to look
good on this one night.
Prom date
Deciding who to
take like negotiating
Mideast peace treaty.
Prom dress
In it she was arm
candy, someone that turned heads
unexpectedly.
Study hall
The play was about
them. His unrequited love
her indifference.
Rainy days
Earthworms emerge, splayed
across sidewalks, tender skin
snags on rough concrete.
Dog tired
Our longer springtime
walks knock him out. There he lies
fat happy fur child.
10,000th hit
Who will you be, and
from where? What will have brought you
here – mere chance or choice?
Popemobile
He tours in a case
like an aged Ken, “mint in box”
they’d say on eBay.
a haiku a day 