Staring at me.
Waiting for me.
Wanting me to do something.
Play with her?
Feed her?
Pet her?
Expressive eyes looking straight into my soul.
I really wish I could ask her what her purrs mean
As she looks at me like that.
Groovin’
Silly singing songs
Chair dancing
Playing the board game
Laughing because it feels good
Just like the song says it would
Aftermath
Be of good cheer
Or cry to your hearts content
Both reasonable options
And both desperately needed
Simultaneously induced
Means laughter between each sob
Tragedy Strikes
Unexpected.
Like always.
Prevention options?
Could they have been prevented?
The horror of it happening
feels like it is for someone else.
It comes home personally
when it affects
your plans for the weekend.
Selfish.
Yes.
Human reaction?
Yes.
Survivable?
Yes.
Funny?
No.
Busy day, Crying included
Appointments set up.
Appointments met.
Appointments to help.
Others that highlight the stress.
Scheduling down time
comes at the expense of time.
So crying begins between appointments.
Appetite for Lightening
A bolt of electrical energy
Satisfying to watch
Hits a target unexpectedly
Who’s the victim here?
Given the nature of the strike
We all find ways
To bring back the deadly vision
Beauty in the terrifying spectacle
Reality Check
Ignoring consequences
Make more bad decisions
Find a quick fix solution
Strain friendships over money issues
Family gives ultimatum
Step up
or
Step down
Find the real reason for your problems
Reality knocks hard
and sometimes destroys your door
Aggressive Love
Tough love softened?
Or a stricter style of guidance?
Isn’t love enough
to justify the actions of a person
who only wants to help you?
Soft
Hard
Tough
Weak
Cloying
Restricting
Freeing
Joyful
Beautiful
What type of love refuses
to listen to the object of the intent?
For good
or ill
shouldn’t love
simply be love?
Next day salad
Soggy
Edible
Still tasty
Not as appealing
Frugal
In other words
Delicious
By any other name
Milk and Sugar
Missing.
Last seen.
Last weekend.
Offering a reward?
Or merely survive
In this bachelors haven?
Best to overcome
And go in a search.
Whether it’s to find the honey
Or worse
Take the coffee black.
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