Poetry

Crazy train.

Rails.

Doghouse blues.

Wagon.

things that could be bad for you

and yet

we still fall off.

Why is this one better?

Who has the authority?

Doctors are not infallible.

Yet, science is a better bet

than emotions that often times get us into trouble.

The snow has come.

White stuff covers the ground.

Hats and jackets still tucked away.

Boots for the weather found basement unbound.

Now time to enjoy the season

with a cup of hot chocolate

and blanket watching it fall outside the window.

Life outdoors

with wildlife everywhere.

Weather warm and sunny.

Unless you are in Alberta

then it might be snowing

halfway through the day.

In June!

Three aspects.

One result.

Curled up in a ball weeping.

Phone in hand.

Talking to someone.

A stranger.

Yet, somehow, they understand.

Today I will still live.

Tomorrow, I hope to wake up to.

Word choices.

Grammar inflections.

Can you prove how brilliant you are

if you use fancy words

but don’t know their meanings?

That should be spelt dysfunction

bur either way

I can only focus on the one task today

so don’t ask me to…

oh, okay.

I can try to do it

but then I’ll have to finish off this task first

before I can get to it.

And that one requires this done first…

Wait, what did you want me to do again?

Like Lima Beans

they are not everyone’s favorite.

This tuber is looked down upon

as a necessity when times are tough.

Yet, nothing compares to thinly sliced

fried parsnips. Yum!

Important day on the morrow.

Noisy neighbours tonight.

Sometimes they are at fault.

Sometimes it is an emergency.

Either way, lack of sleep is in your future

for the important event you have the next day.

When they say

that we are headed to a restuarant

that is downtown

after weeks of trying to get you

out of the house

only to find

that someone else will be joining us.

Blind date

or an old friend.

There for the reminisces.

Either way

margaritas and fun were had.