Category: frustration
-
for a friend who got furloughed yesterday
For all the unemployed fathers and mothers who have worked hard all their lives who worked two jobs and a side hustle who paid their taxes who send their kids to public schools who use public parks who believed in the American dream For all the children whose parents are putting their lives on the…
-
star gazing
As a child I stared up at stars with a book of constellations connected all the dots thought the problem was me Last night I stared up at stars still couldn’t find Orion or his bow and realized ancient newscasters drank too much wine after dark This morning I stared up at stars only saw…
-
Social distancing
To the people that gather each day with coolers at the basketball court in the park To the people hosting house parties because the bars are closed To the people who partied at the beach until they were closed To the people who went on cruises because prices have dropped To the people who traded…
-
dog haiku
4 a.m. howling sit with your dog on the porch or take it inside (a haiku ranting about rude dog owners two doors up the street who do not walk their dog but just let it outside in their yard, even in the middle of the night) 3-16-20
-
Dreaming the night before the night before Christmas
I dreamed I was trying to wake from a dream within a dream and every dream I dreamed led into another dream and I could not wake up I dreamed I met an old friend who I did not know but he knew me I dreamed that I was in a custom coffee store tasting…
-
Homeroom
—
by
You woke in autumn darkness from a dream where you were back in 8th grade you were crushing on all the girls but were too afraid to tell them Because you didn’t want them to laugh at you Because you thought you were too skinny Because your mom wouldn’t let you wear cool clothes You…
My husband's poetry 