This Haiku: Away

Laughter come with me
Down the path from the pain of
What I thought I knew

This Haiku: This Is All

Wishing with these lines
To ease what hurts, soothe the ache
Cursing wingless arms

I’m thrilled and in love
With the green surprise of you
And how you nourish

Where’s my olive girl

Who takes off her mask for me

And knows mine’s for fun

Happy at mid-day
Glad in the heat of the night
Resolved in the morn’

Things I don’t indulge:
My love of toast. Fairy tales.
Today’s different.

There’s a carved-out pit

of bones and blood, filled with a

loving heart. So smart.

The taste is toxic
And each press of the button
Smells of denial

Redemption’s for me
So many slippery slopes
I’ve climbed willingly

Brilliance bounces off
The tips of my eyelashes
When I look at you