We bring it home, put
it on life support so we
can hang ornaments.
Oh Christmas tree
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We bring it home, put
it on life support so we
can hang ornaments.
Tag Archives: loss
Christmas tree lot
Sad orphans ripped from
the forest stretch out their limbs
pleading, ‘Take *me* home.”
Deal or no deal
TV’s “Fisherman
and His Wife” story for our
times. Unalloyed greed.
Lori Drew rationalizes
“She hurt my daughter,
so I wanted to hurt her.
Can’t you understand?“
Weight watchers
On weigh-in day I’d
inhale helium if it
would make me lighter.
Yearning
Why this ache, an itch
no hand can scratch, a splinter
no tweezer can pull?
Regret
A blowtorch melting
a block of ice from within,
pain made transparent.
Trust
Like a cracked eggshell,
once broken it cannot be
redeemed nor reforged.
Depression
Heavy blanket weighs
you down, yet cocoons you. Why
bother to crawl out?
Thanksgiving procrastination
Canned pumpkin sold out.
Damned overachievers! I’m
a “last-minute” type.
a haiku a day 