What day is today?/
Is it worth losing a day/
to add years to life?
Tag Archives: working through issues
Don’t Be Embarrassed–> Dance Near Me! Revolutionary IMprov Iambic Verse
A friend started a poem called “Brigham’s Menace” by saying:
“As we danced
And you glanced
If anyone was offended,
None was Intended…”
To which I responded (in a hospital-post-op-drug-induced haze):
Don’t Be Embarrassed! Dance Near Me! (aka “Since when do you care what others think?”)
If disapproving looks are all you see,/
maybe next time you should dance near me.
As we get on our funky groove/
and show these other guys how to move,/
our partners will also dance worry free./
And all those others out there? /
The ones with the disapproving stare?/
We’ll just put throw our hands in the air,/
put our hands in the air/
put our hands in the air/
Air air air,
like we just don’t care!/
Because we don’t.
I’m Good With Babies: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
My hospital room’s/
next to the nurs’ry. It’s not/
fair. Can I hold them?
Hospital Drive Time: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
It’s 16°./
Got a smiley thumb-nail moon./
Runnin’ down a dream.
6 a.m. Heart Ablation: Revolutionary Blogging Free Verse
My heart
is hyper-active.
Didn’t you know that?
At about 6 a.m. tomorrow
Dr. Wang
will run a catheter near
there,
up,
into my heart.
He will scar me
from the inside
so the dance
that my heart has done
for decades
will stop,
and I’ll finally
have
rhyyyyyy
thummmm.
(Beat.
Beat.)
Doo whop
Beat).
Can you imagine me
with more energy
and life
than I have
already?
That’s what “they”
say.
The only question I have is this:
Is this the best way
to let people know?
Affirmation: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
When God’s servants say/
He’s pleased with how you’re living,/
it’s good to feel it.
Friends’ Charity: Revolutionary ImproVerse Haiku
When you spend your day/
helping friends feel better, then/
that’s charity, too.
Where’s Your Focus? Revolutionary ImproVerse Rhyming Haiku
You’re obsessed over/
folks you can do nothing for./
Take care of yourself.