Senior Ball

Formally over
twelve years of learning to look
good on this one night.

Prom date

Deciding who to
take like negotiating
Mideast peace treaty.

Prom dress

In it she was arm
candy, someone that turned heads
unexpectedly.

Study hall

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

Hard Rock Cafe, Niagara Falls

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

Cave of the Winds tour

A romantic name
for a seagull poop splashed walk
among spray and rocks.

If chocolate were gum

One piece would last for
hours and have few calories.
(I’m working on it.)

Why I need to sleep

When I stay up late
my thoughts move oddly like lab
mice stunted by drugs.

Insomnia bordering on insanity

Night winds roar like a
giant parent screaming “Go
to sleep!” without words.

Morning sun

Slanting through speckled
panes, turning cobwebs into
faerie gossamer.