Think you’re a failure?/
Loser feelings carry on/
unless you say: “Stop it!”
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Feeling A Failure: Haiku Lament
When you decide you’re/
a failure at one thing, the
feeling carries on.
If I’m Not, Then Now What?
When I failed, they claimed:
“He’s not who he was.” Once more,
I’ve changed. Look. Forgive?
Know But Don’t Do: Haiku Lament
Why am I here? Why
am I – we set on this land?
I know, yet don’t do.
Change Now, Not Stare Back: Rhyming Haiku
Though I might still be
misaligned, I don’t stare back
behind, but change now.
Silly Dreams I’ve Dreamt: Amused Haiku
He, the broke walrus,/
dreams of luring the nymph. [LAUGH!] /
Yet I played that game.
Corn Kernal Clean Kitchen Floor: Haiku
When you spill whole corn/
o’er the kitchen floor, at least/
you can know it’s clean.
God’s Hand In Nature: Haiku Retort
An Instagram post: “She was a fool, and so am I, and so is anyone who thinks he sees what God is Doing, [writes Bokonon]” #Kurtvonnegut #catscradle
My retort:
To see, in Nature,
God’s Hand, is high gratitude*.
To understand? Grace.
OR
*just means you’re grateful.
Lands Of Light Stall: Haiku
I want to go to/
lands of light, but not ugly,
so I stall tripping.
Disconnected: Free Verse Lament
Dark thoughts,
deep weeping,
well up in my soul.
The world seems disconnected
from me,
and I from her.
Why does the water-wading song
drill through
my bedroom door,
as if to mock me
and my lullaby memories?
I am abandoned
by all who I thought
loved me,
and who
I truly loved
and lived for.
My mistakes
have unraveled
all my life,
and I feel
no mercy,
no compassion,
no hope,
no love,
except for
the faith
and hope
I have
that,
maybe,
He loves me still.