home

breakfast at tiffany´s

melting

i rarely drink enough water

but i try really hard to

filling glasses with ice cubes

letting the water

fill in the cracks

the ice cubes eventually melt

and all i'm left with

are half empty glasses of water

all over the house

lola stars and stripes

that time of the year

reassessing.

weird fishes

thursday

with disappointment and forgiveness

in my heart

i do not have an answer

for you

for myself

so i will take my time

to figure out my feelings

******

we become a cliche

self-help books

inexplicable fears, anxieties

we keep in our coat pockets

hashing them out in front of a stranger

during once a week therapy sessions

at least i don't have to take care of a litter box

or have a book club

i'm close though

grocery store

little grasshopper

a night with my little sister

*****

we made tuna casserole and ran errands

the popcorn is in the oven

drying sweet and salty caramel

sticking to each popped kernel, each pecan

we're making christmas presents too

watching beautiful girls

catching up over burnt shortbread cookies

sandwiched with raspberry jam

i missed this

i've been focusing too much

on what i don't have

first world problems

every time i have a low point

i will remember that

every minute, every day

is an opportunity

to make a change

and appreciate what i have

flightless bird, american mouth