July 28, 2023

gold painted roses
and bunches of baby’s breath
sparkle as they die

~~~

are haikus still a
Japanese art form when the
US does it wrong?

~~~

crow phone cases for
both the spouse and myself; match
and we become one

June 30, 2023

no creative energy
no inspirational flow
no way to know
if this is how it is today
or if i just need to let my imagination
go

~~~

so
i suppose
i’ll write

~~~

a glitch
in the system
a ghost
in my computer
a little spark of the unknown
is everywhere
around us

June 20, 2023

stuck behind a computer keyboard
when i simply wish i could hook up some sort of cord
to my brain and let it leak poetry
more real/raw/strange/
honesty
might not consistently be
but it’s consistently
me

May 20, 2023

how can i remember
remembering
but can no longer remember
the actual thing?

~~~

it hurts my soul
to see our puppy so
sad and distressed
standing still in a cage

but it’s for her own good
and i wish
i wish
i could
explain to her in words
she’d comprehend:

‘just a few more days
and after, take it easy
and then, hopefully,
no more
puppy
prison’

~~~

how do people
craft poetry
instead of just letting
their guts fly free
internal thought process
and emotionality
all nakedly out
for any perusing
reading
eye to see?