A temporary girlfriend!
Friends with benefits?
Fuck buddies!
A lover in modern times?
Why do all these terms
not include the feelings
of those involved?
It is passionate
or compassionate
and it is done with love.
Broken
It is not just the brush
It is the user.
Emotionally challenged.
Not sure she has the strength
to move forward with messy hair.
Comments will be made
but most of them
will be brushed aside.
Brown Envelope
It arrives on my desk.
Contents are a mystery.
Shall I push the envelope?
Move it aside?
Should I open it?
Is there something dreadful inside?
What if it is good news?
Who gave it to me?
What should I do?
I wonder if it is empty?
The joy of a prank?
Decision made.
I will be forever curious unless…
Injuries
They hurt.
They incapacitate.
They last.
They can be invisible.
Healing will come.
But only if you have
the support needed.
Doctors can diagnose an injury,
but it is the ones who nurse
you back to health
that matter the most!
Play Fight
A jump from behind a corner.
A shriek of surprise.
Racing away giggling.
Footsteps running down the hall.
Tackled to the ground.
Cries of laughter peel through the house.
To Thine Own Self Be True
Questions arise concerning your purpose.
Some know immediately what they are meant to do.
Others will never know.
I still search for mine.
Though I know my impact will not be lessened
just because I know not why I am here.
Defiant
Rebellious.
Not Understood.
Vying for independence.
Wanting equality.
Struggling for identity.
Whose to say
Who is wrong?
Teaching Respect
Some things
can only be learned
the hard way.
Some do not
know how to read
another person’s body language.
It is hard.
It took me years.
My kids are doomed
to repeat my mistakes.
Too Cold
Temperatures drop.
Windchill factor.
Blankets piled high.
Bundle up.
Brave the outside
Only by necessity.
Today is a day
for cuddling with the cats
curled up on the couch
with hot beverages.
Hard to Port
Searching the skies.
Answers needed.
Decision hard to come.
Frustration builds.
The skies do not answer.
Prayers feel powerless.
Yet instinct tells me.
My computer is wrong!
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