brunfelsia pauciflora

stumbling blindly

through a veil of tears

searching for the sunlight of tomorrow -

longing for the darkness of yesterday

and the illusion of warmth

in a cold embrace

brunfelsia pauciflora is the botanical name for the Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow plant

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Snoring

Snoring! Snoring!

Oh, dear God, I’m tired!

His jaw should be wired

This man once desired.

Snoring! Snoring!

I just want to weep!

This guy is a creep

He won’t let me sleep.

Snoring! Snoring!

In my marriage bed!

I’ll chop off his head

Sleep in jail instead.

Snoring! Snoring!

SHUT THE FUCK UP!!

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D.I.Y. Relationship

Dreamy eyelids disinclined
to acknowledge whispering clothes,
belt buckle snap,
creaking hinge,
engine roar;
silent echoes
ech-o ech-o
vivify;
languid stretch,
sighing breath,
feet stumbling across the room;
bleary road map eyes focus.

Crisp money;
scribbled note;
“Buy yourself something nice -
happy anniversary,”

seeping sorrow.

 

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Thanks to Jean Elmond of Facial Expressions Poetry Circle for rearranging this for me. He has given it life.