Poem #641

day 1:
she is born
ugly and beautiful
mother kisses her
she has no father

day 1,936:
she is dressed-up
frilly and crisp
mother kisses her
brother screams from the car

day 5,171:
she is nervous
holding notecards
mother kisses her
classmates watch her

day 7,910:
she is proud
wearing a blue lei
mother kisses her
she jumps and shouts

day 9,414:
she is blissful
in a white gown
mother kisses her
music drifts in church

day 9,731:
she is dead
pale white skin
mother kisses her
everyone cries expected tears

Poem #634

woman in love with her two month boyfriend
little boy says he’ll marry this girl one day
girl goes to her girlfriend’s house 5 nights a week
man closing the restaurant three dates in a row
“love is in the air,” says the writer