Category: Poetry

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 62

Day 62: “Canker Sore”

I have a canker sore

A huge one

In the back of my mouth

Right side

It hurts

I showed my boyfriend

Opened wide and shined a flashlight

He said he didn’t even need the light

It’s that big

I get them when I’m stressed

Makes sense why I have one now

I need a break

A breather

Deep breaths

In

Out

In

Out

Maybe a couple days off will help

A day in bed

Staring at my phone

Is bound to do the trick

A nice long shower

Self care

There

The pain will magically go away

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 61

Day 61: “No Questions Today”

I’m going to try not to ask a question in today’s poem

I realized I do that often

As I’m thinking about what to write

I’m wondering

Questioning

And that wondering leads to something

And that something is a poem

But I want to challenge myself

No questions today!

Just writing

I guess I’m still inspired by questions

Just in a different way

What do you think of this questionless poem?

Dammit!

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 60

Day 60: “Fatherless Father’s Day”

What do you do on Father’s Day

if you’re not currently talking to your dad?

I started by telling my mom happy Father’s Day

She’s always been a wonderful mom and dad for me

I spent some quality time with my partner

And my cat

I read

A lot

I didn’t cry

Or scream

Or pout

I honestly feel numb

What’s under that numbness?

That’s for another day

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 59

Day 59: “The Power of a Matching Sweatsuit”

I got a matching red sweatsuit

And I feel unstoppable

Comfort, check

Style, check

Vibe, check

I’m soft

Cozy

Comfy

Fabulous

I feel rich

Expensive

Can you tell this is my first matching sweatpants and sweatshirt set?

I always thought it was unnecessary

Spending money on matching lounge clothes

Things you’ll really only wear at home

I’m here to tell the past me that she was sorely mistaken

First,

I will be wearing this out of the house (once it’s not 90 degrees outside)

Second,

Comfort is definitely worth the investment

Third,

It’s so fun to be in a perfectly matching set

To feel put together

Yet so comfortable

And the best part

Of all of this

Is that my new matching set was on sale

Originally $180

And I got it for $40

Steal!

I don’t know that I’ll ever be able to take it off

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 58

Day 58: “Notes App”

I don’t want anything

I need something

Greek salad

Thirty, Flirty & Thriving x2

To do: Prep for party edition

Kitchen mats

Things I need to buy

Elevations in kidney enzymes

Feelings, thoughts, realizations

Refund reference number

Annapolis con mi Bebe

Now that I have my card to buy

Boning, like a corset

Snippets of Grandma for revision

Blood pressure 2023

Agenda for ping pong today

Food blog brainstorm

Mother’s Day Surprise Performance of a Lifetime

The masculine urge to dig a grave

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 57

Day 57: “Summer”

I get why there are seasons

I understand that in order to fully appreciate the cold

We need the heat

And vice versa

But

I hate the heat

Therefore I hate summer

I can’t differentiate the summer from the heat

From the constant sweating

The discomfort

The blazing sun

The sunburn

I get heat rash from being outside for two minutes

I get bug bites from being outside for two minutes

I get annoyed from being outside for two minutes

I think I could deal with it when I was younger

Because I didn’t have school

But I always ended up being excited to go back

Excited for fall

Now

As an adult

There is no summer vacation

And I think that’s horrific

I know I need to get over it

Complaining won’t change it

But

Maybe

Just maybe

If I’m loud enough

The season will change

And it’ll start to get cooler

I get the feeling that will happen

If I keep complaining for just a couple more months

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 55

Day 55: “Smelling the Good”

I’ve got a strong smeller

I get it from my mom

We think she got all of my aunt’s smelling capabilities

Because she was born without a sense of smell

It can be good to have a good sense of smell

Warm chocolate cookies baking in the oven

The salty breeze as the ocean sways and moves along the beach

The smell of rain coming, or just stopping

There’s downsides too

Walking down the street, you can’t ignore the smell of dog shit

You have to hold your breath as runners go by so as to not be accosted by their body odor

Foul smells from outside while you’re driving hit your nose and stay there

I can always smell something

Especially if it’s bad

If my partner smells it too, then I know it’s really bad

I should try to focus my attention on good smells

Try to find the good

Even if I can’t help but get a whiff of urine on the street corner

A Poem a Day: a Series – Day 54

Day 54: “Places”

Places can be industrial

Dark

Rigid

Or green

Organic

Flowy

Or hard

Grey

High

Or open

Expansive

Eccentric

They can be warm

Inviting

Welcoming

Or all of the above

I love going for a walk near my apartment

Leaving the tall buildings

Stark cityscape

And moving through an industrial

Roadway area

To a community space

With greenery

Trees

But still near the railroad

The river in the distance

Low planes flying overhead

Places mix

Coexist

Even complement

I love it