Glass slipper

She hadn't realized when they
first met that
this glass slipper would shatter

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April PAD Day 23 - footwear

Rose

Unrooted flowers
droop their sad heads when there is
no sun to smile toward

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April PAD Day 17 - haiku

Between us ...

I used to burn hot
kick off the covers at night
as I lay next to you

we would kiss and I'd
nuzzle into that sweet space on
your shoulder, press my cheek to

your chest and feel your
cool breath stick to my skin,
stick to the heat between us.

I used to burn hot
but without you next to me
there's just the cold space of

miles and memories between us.
.

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April PAD Day 19 - cool or uncool

Last time I looked in the mirror

The last time I looked in the mirror
I saw my father's face
the double chin
the puffy cheeks
the bloated discontent

But the eyes are mine

They see the years of yelling
and trails of tears, but also
the determined jaw
the open heart
the penetrating mind

They see how the mirror lies


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April PAD Day 13 - last (blank)

Outside time

there are these
moments when time
seems to slow

as if we
are outside of
it somehow, breathing

slowly, sitting outside
and just enjoying
the moment somehow

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April PAD Day 14 - time out

Full-ish

I looked to you to
fill me up
instead of doing it myself

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April PAD Day 1 - foolish

Love matters

He said he
loved her but that it
didn't really matter

She said she
loved him and he was
all that mattered


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April PAD Day 2 - he said/she said

Three seats wide

Our knees touch
in the most unromantic way
breathing each other
like lovers who'd rather be
anywhere but here


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April PAD Day 3 - three (blank)

In my experience

the number of years alive
isn't always the
best indicator of life lived


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April PAD Day 5 - experience or inexperience

The great divide

The greatest distance
between two people
is sitting side-by-side
unable to speak
what is really
in their hearts

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April PAD Day 4 - distance