My gentleman friend is no gentleman He thwarts me every time He is so predictable It is making it hard to rhyme I want to scratch his eyes out But what would that do to my nails I want to send him postage due to another woman he has failed

Once upon a time In a world close to thine Lived a town of children who dreamed of nothing but sleep They danced half the day Did their homework right way And always remembered how many loving words to speak

They longed for the night Bundled up nice and tight As their parents sang them to sleep They prayed night would stay So they could dream the night away As they started to count their sheep

My feeling of belonging as a child was curled up on my father’s leg while he was in his recliner We would watch old John Wayne movies because they were my Daddy’s favorite We would travel to national parks in California He had the greatest belly laugh We loved being together My Daddy was a type A personality He liked to get wherever he was going as fast as possible He was hard working He own his own business We went to church every Sunday as a family My father had grown up Southern Baptist so that was how my parents wanted to raise me My Daddy was a deacon in the church and in the choir He was a war photographer during WWII My parents meet because my dad was stationed for training in my mother’s hometown He asked his future wife how old she was and lied an said he was one year older when he was almost four years younger We belonged together as a family They were both my home I miss them both

The natural violence of the exhaustion of being ill I try to ride the waves of the emotions I am feeling I want to rest Sleep is but a dream The end will come as it always does In it’s own time

When I pet one of my beloved dog’s head, he purrs almost like a kitten. The sound comes from his throat. It is soft and very calming sound. It is a happy sound that vibrates. The sound is in the word purr said slowly enough with flourish.

London had been my favorite place Long before I visited there My favorite films took place there My favorite music was recorded there Twenty two years ago today I boarded my first plan to London Did the tourist thing Went into a charity shop to buy a red sweater as I was freezing Stopped by other tourists asking me for directions Bought my first business suit Went to opening day at Royal Ascot Saw an English play on the West End Saw an English parody film about historical drama Ate fish and chips I felt at home there It was all becoming real

A friend of a friend asked me a question I knew the answer It felt mean to say So I pleaded ignorance Then she would not let it go She kept asking me why Why had her friendship ended with our mutual friend I did not want to share the revelation But I did want to end our friend of a friendship

It was Jake & Parker’s first anniversary together. They were at dinner where they were startled. The lights went out. Loud noises were occurring around them. They wanted to run. Then they discover as lights turned on that it was a surprise party. With their hearts both beating wildly from the scare and there were both hyperventilating. Jake’s eyes that were already big they got larger. He was holding his chest with one hand and his girlfriend’s hand in the other.

We are in the midst of an astronomical catastrophe People around the world are dying of the Coronavirus We are in lockdown We are required by law to wears masks in grocery stores Maintaining six feet distance While this will not last forever Right now it feels like it has already

Deep down, you’re really shallow You don’t acknowledge my existence even when are are close to each other in the same room I didn’t choose to be this age but I would I am amused by what you lack You are a poser Deep down? What is that? Deep down, you’re really shallow