Depression

Heavy blanket weighs
you down, yet cocoons you. Why
bother to crawl out?

People watching

Discreetly I eye
them waiting for that gesture
that unlocks the soul.

Unspoken

Secrets like splinters
lodged down deep tear you apart
from the inside out.

Jump the shark

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

To do list

I jot on random
scraps, then lose them. No wonder
I don’t get things done.

Tasteless

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

Bedtime

Why does burrowing
under thick down comforters
bring such sheer delight?

Motivation

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

Stephen King films

We longed for The Mist
and 1408 like kids
dreaming of Christmas.

Another late night

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