Monday, 17 February 2025

Four Poems by Nolcha Fox

 






Slippery


Love is a fish.

So tasty fresh and raw.


It slips out of my grasp

when I try to hold on.


So stinky when it dies.

Everyone knows I should let go.


Except me.




Facebook Love


So many men who friended me,

declared their adoration,

even though my profile

stated married, and my picture 

showed me with my husband.

They claimed to be a doctor

or a general in the Army.

They hadn’t been on Facebook

long, their profiles were quite - slim.

Perhaps they searched for lonely

hearts to take them for their cash.

They couldn’t wait to call me dear,

which made me quite suspicious.

I blocked them and left Facebook,

broken-hearted. Not.

I may be none the wiser,

but I am none the poorer.




What I Wanted to Say


I wanted to tell you –

just a minute.

The dog is pooping in the kitchen. 

It’s really goopy poop.

Not good.


I wanted to tell you –

just a minute.

Better get out the Pepto.

That pink stuff on the shelf. 

Can you get the bottle?


I wanted to tell you –

just a minute.

Catch her before she 

dribbles pink through the house.

What? She’s throwing up?


I wanted to tell you –

just a minute.

Yes, I’ll clean it up before you barf.

Isn’t this delightful?

Marriage is made of moments like this.




Zingered


Cupid’s bow has lost its zing. 

His arrows cannot launch

to penetrate and sicken those 

the gods determined 

should be lost in love.

Heartstrings are back-ordered.

Workers are on strike.

Amazon cannot deliver.

Cupid can’t send email arrows

until the upgrade
to Windows 11.







Nolcha Fox’s poems have been curated in print and online journals. Her poetry books are available on Amazon and Dancing Girl Press. Nominee for 2023, 2024, and 2025 Best of The Net. Nominee for 2023 and 2024 Pushcart Prize. Editor of Chewers by Masticadores. Co-Poetry Editor of LatinosUSA.
Nolcha Fox

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