Seriously?!? I/
again prove myself much too/
intense. I’m so dense.
Tag Archives: romantic ConTEXTing Poem
Enthusiasm Looks Like Desperation: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
Enthusiasm /
is too often mistaken/
for desperation.
OR
Enthusiasm /
can too oft be mistaken/
for desperation.
We’ll Say Goodbye: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
It’s easy to squash/
men’s enamoredization./
Just criticize them.
To Be. To Try. To Fail. — Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
To be a poet!/
To try so hard with phrases/
and words. To then fail.
Eyes Like Supernovas: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
When a woman’s eyes/
shine like two supernovas,/
don’t Photoshop them.
Phone Break-Up Angst: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
She broke up with me/
over the phone. Now I feel/
broken, scared, alone.
OR
She broke up with me/
over the phone. I feel scared,/
broken and alone.
Feeling Loss And Lost: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
I feel loss and lost/
‘cuz I don’t know how to be/
or go without her.
OR
I feel loss and lost,/
not knowing how to be or/
go on without her.
Joy’s Dancing Balloon Burst: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
I wonder how she/
thinks I should act when she bursts/
my joyous balloon?
OR
I wonder how folks /
think I should act when they burst/
my joyous balloon ?
OR
joy’s dancing balloon?
Leaning In, Leaning Away: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament
If she’s going to/
lean deeply into him, I/
should lean far away.
What I Do: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku
If I really cared/
about her, I wouldn’t do/
half the things I do.
OR
If I cared about/
her, I wouldn’t do half the /
things I do to her.