Tagged: gap

love isn’t easy –

love isn’t easy –
you and i,
staring into
the abyss,
an unforgivable
ache
.
20220622:2131
y

not having enough

not having enough
hot chocolate to survive
another snowstorm –

first world problems in the nth
degree, buried in disregard
.
20220113:2011
y

in the middle of

in the middle of
winter, we worry about
overheating, fire

hazards, and we pray we don’t freeze,
huddled under the same roof
.
20220110:1834
y

two regular-sized

two regular-sized
bags of semi-sweet chocolate
chips can help to fill

up most holes, especially
during any holidays
.
20211220:0042
y

there is a tear in

there is a tear in
time between the hour you wake
to pee and the minute

the sun rises – try not to
lose too many thoughts in there
.
20201114:0555
y

in the theater of

in the theater of
dreams, there is a steady hum
all around us, a

low rumbling at this late
hour from those ready to rise
.
20181228:2252
y

** in the absence of The Daily Post from WordPress, here’s your daily prompt: rumbling

this gap we call the

this gap we call the
weekend has lengthened – do you
feel it in your bones?
.
20180525:0803
y

when eating pizza,

when eating pizza,
we will experience gaps –
perhaps it will taste

regional, or maybe just one
town over, a known measurement
.
20180522:2123
y

on uneven ground,

on uneven ground,
we have pretended
long enough
for self-esteem to
fray, patterns
to solidify,
thoughts
to slant
with no foothold
.
20180318:1710
y

you and i still stop

you and i still stop
for the possibilities
of mutant clovers

sometimes – faith, hope, love, luck – caught
growing between every gap
.
20170605:1736
y