Grief is a
rain-soaked T-shirt
clinging and cold.
It’s a suit coat
two sizes too small.
It’s a necklace
that chokes.
It’s a hole in a shoe.
that attracts pebbles.
It’s the pebbles
in the shoe.
It wasn’t buried with the body.
It didn’t leave with the lover.
It’s a bad wardrobe to donate
to the Salvation Army.
Alone
Another broken promise.
Another night without him.
She takes off the ring
he gave her.
She swallows regret,
walks out on waiting,
failure falls away from her
shoulders.
For the first time in years,
she savours the silence.
Freedom tastes better than diamonds.
What’s Wrong with the Old Normal?
We lock our doors against the world
but danger still walks in.
The milk delivered to our door
is filled with cyanide.
The bakery truck that stops nearby
sells drugs of carbs and sugar.
The Fuller Brush man is a thief
who looks for goodies he’ll steal
later.
The ice cream man makes popsicles
of kids who have gone missing.
Don’t walk barefoot in the park,
the sand hides nails and razor
blades.
Now we must be supervised
by cameras and TV
because we’re all too stupid
to know that something’s wrong.
Nolcha Fox - Nolcha’s poems have been published in Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Alien
Buddha Zine, Medusa’s Kitchen, and others. Her three
chapbooks are available on Amazon. Nominee for 2023 Best of The Net. Editor for
Kiss My Poetry and Open Arts Forum. Accidental interviewer.
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