Prom limo

such a sweet ride they
didn’t want to leave so they
did Wendy’s drive-thru

Prom group

She can’t stand her. He’s
her ex, so don’t include them.
Can’t we go alone?

Prom date

Deciding who to
take like negotiating
Mideast peace treaty.

Study hall

The play was about
them. His unrequited love
her indifference.

Online life on the line

He sent sensitive
documents to a stranger
thinking it was me.

May day

When’s the right time to
wash winter blankets? Last night
I saw snowflakes fall.

Rainy days

Earthworms emerge, splayed
across sidewalks, tender skin
snags on rough concrete.

Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls

All around it, the
town is dead. Pity the poor
taken investors.

You take after your mother

My weirdness is as
apparent in my kids as
streaks in a fake tan.

Laptop

An adult blankie.
To take one from its owner
will make grown men cry.