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Teenagers
Umbilical cord
cut they grow reattached to
digital cable.
Midnight
Home from the party
they’re luminous like fireflies
settling down to sleep.
The director at 17
Their lives loves failures
all source material for
future film projects.
Last time
Couplings and breakups
compelled by senior year some
begin others end.
JH’s birthday party
With no school Monday
so much high drama surrounds
turning seventeen.
Baptism
Unexpected rain
soothing in a random way
anxious thoughts washed clear.
Date
He seemed shy. Passive.
Then she said no. His anger
Insisted on yes.
Refused
It’s the quiet ones
you have to watch out for when
they don’t get their way.
Threat
I worry for her.
Her safety – his obsession –
cannot coexist.
a haiku a day 