"backaches" poems
When we stood there and said
“Until death do we part
to love and cherish”
Did we really comprehend
what that might mean?
We said “I do!” So full of certainty, but
did we really?
At that time, neither of us had a clue
So filled with expectations of love.
Really, not a clue about babies
All nighters with a sick child
Teen age daughter out late, We pacing while
Anxiously awaiting her return.
Moves, Job changes, in-laws
Some dying, others somehow living on
To Be care for, while We too age
Menopause, backaches, the slow settling
Into the inevitable silence of quiet companionship
No need to talk
Now, just sitting, watching
flames
In the fireplace
cup of tea
in hand
a
book
and
My
Love.
I
Do
May 30, 2014
May 30, 2014 at 1:35 PM UTC
What desire was teased
that morning, the pairing
of backaches & amphetamines
left me rocking under sweaty sheets
wide-eyed, the numbers on the clock
passed the Devil’s hour to your time.
You call on me as magpies call each other
after sunrise.
What desire was teased
that drove my frail, bleeding body
with its bloodshot eyes
onto the roads,
passing yards of pacing possums
to your ****** Lake home.
What desire brought a comfortable
smile to my lips as I watched you
pour Bud Light in wine glasses
and call yourself fancy?
The chrome half-moons
under your eyes grow darker,
layered, like nightfall.
The wrinkles on your
forehead are drawn on now,
lucid, in the unwelcome light
that graces through these
basement windows.
You beckon me to the bathroom
where fresh snow awaits.
I wonder why I follow you,
watch you take in too much--
clear the snow from the countertop,
then we attack each other,
we are leopards
on your red velvet couch
only for a minute--
your heavy eyes close
your body gives a final shrug.
I carry the old man to bed,
place cold water on his lips
and lay with him,
pretending to sleep as
his bones rest on my soft skin.
A sad danger always lingers behind callithumpian ways,
[my maternal instinct needs a new outlet.]
Mar 16, 2014
Mar 16, 2014 at 7:32 PM UTC
Monkeypox hype is in the air.
unnecessarily creating scare
It's from the same family that causes smallpox.
That's what's hidden in the box.
You can avoid it by taking care.
Muscle aches and backaches—some bear
Fever headaches can be seen somewhere.
Will have swollen lymph nodes that block
Monkeypox Hype
Symptoms last for 2–4 weeks, and they'll flare.
Some times, for longer periods, it will be there.
It can be contagious and might put you on lock.
Don't worry, and be happy, folks.
Have a good immune system and breathe fresh air.
Monkeypox Hype
Aug 17, 2024
Aug 17, 2024 at 9:27 PM UTC
purple dye, Socrates, and backaches
find yourself
and not the boy.
Jan 27, 2018
Jan 27, 2018 at 3:16 AM UTC