Ozone

If I could,
I would tear down the sky and
wrap the world inside

cradle the sun against my skin
to scorch this emptiness
from within

Predator

A 13-foot boa constrictor
is poisoning my brain

Nocturnal emotion conflictor
conflicting me insane

A suffocating sentence
this solitary repentance

There’s way too much to shed
yet it’s only in my head

Postcard Home

What if the fence weren’t painted white

What if vows were broken

What if friendship didn’t exist

Our feelings went unspoken

What if we had never met

What if this postcard went unsent

Time Punching

If I could grab time
around the neck,
I’d choke her nearly breathless
like a jealous sibling,
I’d push her head underwater
and hold her there indefinitely,
shake her silly and
punch her in the face.

Forgive me for wanting
to beat the clock.
It’s not that I’m a violent person,
I just can’t seem to get ahead
of the game.

Time probably wouldn’t even stop.
She’d just go on taunting:
“Tic Toc, Tic Toc, Tic Toc.”

My morning in haiku

Frizzy haired cheese-ball
wearing coffee addiction
on my ink stained sleeve

***

My tummy rumbles
snack to sustain energy
Lunch at 12:40

Thin Skinned Harry

Harry’s skin
is so terribly thin

you can see where he’s going
and where he’s just been.

One look at Harry
it’s hard not to grin.

His insides are out
and his outsides are in.

Oh, the places I’ll go

(Written in honor of the late great Theodor Seuss Geisel)

One fish. Two fish.
If I could have any wish:

I’d fly to the moon
in a pastel balloon

while dining on knish.

I’d bring Thing 1 & Thing 2,
we’d sail off in a striped canoe,

I’d tip my tall hat,
lick my fur like a cat,

paint outerspace red and blue.

If I bumped into Dr. Seuss
I’d toast to him with grape juice,

and we’d probably share green eggs and ham,
cause that’s the kind of fan I am!

Theodor Seuss Geisel was born 107 years ago today. Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss.