She spent the day in
aisle 6, cold flu remedies,
wellness boxed, bottled.
Stocking shelves
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She spent the day in
aisle 6, cold flu remedies,
wellness boxed, bottled.
She spent the day in
aisle 6, cold flu remedies,
wellness boxed, bottled.
Why his head spins he
doesn’t know. Vertigo’s made
the world hell’s fun house.
She blithely sails out
the door. No explanations
save her secret smile.
If all we have in
common is our kids, that’s not
an enduring match.
Cost to average
household: Five thousand. Voting
the bums out: Priceless.
She calls, panicked, freaked.
Can’t breathe, can’t focus, can’t write.
I soothe, long distance.
Some days she doesn’t
fit into her skin, too young
to be old this soon.
City of Shoulders
Your fountains bring tears, your sky
scrapers pierce my heart.
At the Happiest
Place on Earth, worn-out tots shriek,
deprived of their naps.
With more handlers than
Lindsay, their paparazzi –
parents; stalkers – tots.