At 6:30 they
awake to find I’m still up.
The curse of deadlines.
Can’t sleep 6
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Tag Archives: family
Domestic engineer
Today computers
obsess me. (I must go back
to baking cookies.)
PSAT
Tomorrow she takes
a test that may very well
determine her life.
J onstage
“Playing with Fire” as
Bride of Frankenstein? Perfect
role for Halloween.
Special effect
She bleeds from her mouth.
Says she feels like vomiting.
Just a blood capsule.
Curtain call
After the play they
go out to eat popcorn drink
beer with makeup on.
Absence
When you’re not here we
skip dinner, fall asleep with
the TV still on.
See sun’s end
We’ve shut the windows.
Pulled out sweaters, pulled on socks.
A fall admission.
Can’t sleep 3 – Bubbe’s lament
Again you’re staying
up late. God forbid you should
worry about me.
Simple things
Contentment is the
sound of a dog on a couch,
snoring with gusto
a haiku a day 