chicken
oh you wonderful meat
make eyes light
make dogs fight
poetry
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 #640
eyebrows raised
dignity set ablaze
Poem #639
sleepy kitty
on the floor
snoring cutely
by the door
Poem #638
pastel rainbow sky
purple mountains
a morning drive
Poem #637
dogs barking like mad outside
cats inside calm as can be
iguana skittish and caged
girl tapping the floor — content
Poem #636
spaghetti and meatballs
playing with the cat
wrestling on the couch
falling to the floor
laughing very loudly
let’s do this some more
Poem #635
kissing in museums
kicking it merrily
kissing in markets
keeping it magic
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
Poem #633
she will disappear soon
barely the air she breathes
lighter than a whisper
and she still won’t be happy