My poems

Love Again

The heat of my tears feels all too familiar
Im in love again

Im the sun, you're the moon
I hear you when you're not around
I feel you, while the images of us dance in my mind
If the fantasy is vivid enough I'll smell you
Heavy deodorant, cologne, and the pheromones of my husband

Im split into two
Me and You

Molasses

I have to slow down 
Every time I look up 
I've signed myself up for more stuff

I do more because I've seen where doing less gets you
Usually broke and sad
No thank you

I have to slow down
Cover my feet in molasses if I have to
Tie myself up to a tree if I have to
Maybe run a marathon until I get tired and pass out

Okay I'll go to the store on my way home from work
To buy the molasses
Then I'll stop at the hardware store after my pilates class to get the
rope for the tree tying
Then maybe pick up new running shoes for my marathon
Before I pick up the application to sign up for... the...
Marathon?

I have to slow down
Every time I look up 
I've signed myself up for more stuff

I have to slow down
Meditate if I have to
Move in with a sloth or a slug if I have to 
Volunteer at an old people's home, to just sit, just play bingo

Okay I'll call the monk before dinner
So he can send me the address for the meditation temple
Then meet with my new sloth roommate and his slug girlfriend before 
we sign this lease
I'll tell them that I won't be home on Mondays or Tuesdays or Fridays
because I'm volunteering at an....
old... people's... home?

I have to slow down
Every time I look up 
I've signed myself up for more stuff