There’s no rip in the/
outside fabric, but the cut/
underneath still hurts.
OR
still bleeds.
Tag Archives: working through issues
Doing Right Might Be Hard: Revolutionary IMprov Haiku
When it’s an effort/
to do the right thing, then you/
learn that it’s worth it.
Believe What She Says: Romantic Email Haiku Lament
Weekends, she says, are/
lonely for her. Why wonder/
when she won’t call back?
Never Saw It Coming: Revolutionary ImproVerse Free Verse
As he listened to his daughter
rant
about what a terrible father
he had been while she
was growing up,
he couldn’t help
but recognize the same words and complaints
that his new love had claimed
about her ex-husband.
It made him sick,
and it made him run.
He didn’t think he
was that terrible person, but maybe he was,
and he had just never seen it.
Everybody else had,
but he couldn’t.
And isn’t that
the narcissistic
way?
Waiting For Support: Romantic ImproVerse Haiku
She knew it would be/
a tough evening. She lent him/
no support. Bye bye.
On The Nightstand: Romantic ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku
She might leave the dime /
there, reminder of the time /
he showed how he cared.
The Worker Loaned His Cane: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
It shouldn’t surprise/
me to see kind service acts*/
in His Holy House.
OR
*acts of service
When You Learn To Care With True Love: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
When you pray for folks/
who don’t care is when you learn/
Charity: True love.
OR
is when you learn/
how much you do care.
How Seattle Feels … A Lot: Revolutionary Commentary Free Verse Poem
Remember/
that time/
when was sunny/
in Seattle/
and I was texting,/
looking at my phone,/
and I missed it?