Tomorrow’s flight

I’ll Dramamine my
self into torpidity,
sleep through drink service.

Packing for vacation

separating the
non-essential from the much
needed is painful.

Christmas triage

Not enough time for
cookies, cards, decorating.
Which one do I skip?

See hear taste smell touch

If you had to pick,
what sense would you sacrifice?
Impossible choice.

Clean sweep

My spare bedroom holds
many possibilities
under all that junk.

Alone time

I burn candles and
incense. Maintain silence. Find
myself in nothing.

Knitting project

Fat balls of yarn crowd
my home like clawless kittens,
needling me to start.

Substitution

Sometimes, the hunger
that compels you to eat a
cookie is sadness.

Protection

Soldiers wear helmets.
Women wear makeup, styled hair.
Our mode of defense.

Unbroken

The house of my heart
is white, clean, pure. No windows,
doors. No visitors.