Inspired by Pearl Jam's "Alone"
Ms. Haiku
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On the stairs between first and second floors
she stops a breath between past and future.
She resumes after the pause consciously
thinking of this evening's dinner menu.
Within a prepared guest room she removes
his items from a labeled container.
She burns the contents and places remains
in a tray next to cigarette lighters.
Smoke in her eyes causes isolated tears.
Tired, she covers her face with her hands.
She revisits years of wrestled regrets
as stray grey hair brushes her next gold ring.
Pictures circa 1963 burn
with an official note of condolence.
she stops a breath between past and future.
She resumes after the pause consciously
thinking of this evening's dinner menu.
Within a prepared guest room she removes
his items from a labeled container.
She burns the contents and places remains
in a tray next to cigarette lighters.
Smoke in her eyes causes isolated tears.
Tired, she covers her face with her hands.
She revisits years of wrestled regrets
as stray grey hair brushes her next gold ring.
Pictures circa 1963 burn
with an official note of condolence.
There is no such thing as leftover pizza. There is now pizza and later pizza. - anonymous
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
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there you go again...ending a poem breathlessly...damn...
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird
"in a tray next to cigarette lighters"
it just sounds so nice n' tight
very nice
The risk I took was calculated, but man, am I bad at math - The Mincing Mockingbird