Dating Dam Break: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

“Do you date?” she asked./
Like a beaver dam breaking,/
“Yes!” let her move on.

Avoiding You, Avoiding Flames: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

Maybe I avoid/
you the way that a moth should /
stay away from flames.

I want to know how/
to cure my Pavlovian/
response. Never mind.

If you set dates that/
are virtual and no one/
calls, you’re still stood up.

Saying dont worry/
about you is like saying/
don’t care about you.

She says she wants to/
call and talk. Next, she texts she’s /
sleepy. “Goodnight.” What?!?

Ev’ry hot blonde has /
a penchant for breaking hearts. /
She can not help it.

The danger of long/
email romances is that/
words easily woo.

If I move the phone/
away from my head-hands-heart,/
I can sleep better

Like box canyon views,
nothing seems so distant as
close by and ignored.