Headache

Steamroller coated
with glass shards rolls back and forth
just behind by eyes.

Overcaffeinated

Any more coffee
and I’ll have energy to
power six cities.

To do list

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

Bedtime

Why does burrowing
under thick down comforters
bring such sheer delight?

Psoriasis

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

Another late night

Idea of early
to bed rare as a rainbow
and just as fleeting.