Procrastination

I start out strong with
good intentions. Sit at the
computer. Day’s shot.

John McCain & the B word

I’d have crossed party
lines for you ’til today. Where
was your chivalry?

The abyss, glimpsed

An email from a
stranger descending into
madness unnerved me.

Unspoken

Secrets like splinters
lodged down deep tear you apart
from the inside out.

To do list

I jot on random
scraps, then lose them. No wonder
I don’t get things done.

Tasteless

Reading haikus is
like eating chestnuts. You stop
after a bad one.

Psoriasis

I scratch itchy skin,
thinking of lepers losing
pieces of themselves.

Bad reaction

All day my eyes itched
as if they were allergic
to viewing my life.

The day after

Busyness is best
to occupy, medicate
you. Endings are hard.

High school

You’ll never again
feel pain, joy both at once. Be
so at odds with life.