The Woman Is Off Her Meds
She planted all the pills in her new garden.
She hopes that they will come up daffodils.
The man outside her window stands in lamplight
every night.
He whispers that her doctors are no good.
She wishes he would come up for a visit.
Instead, he grows some wings and flies away.
The owl in the tree says she should drive away
to freedom,
before her daughter takes away the key.
The woman packs her suitcase full of popcorn.
She wears her best fur coat and sneaks away.
She thinks she’s in disguise, but no one wears
fur coats in summer.
The police are watching every move she makes.
She hurries to the bridge, climbs on the
railing.
They run to her and try to talk her down.
She says that she sees Jesus, and he’s
smiling.
She takes a step, then everything’s ok.
Degas Would Understand
The Degas prints of dancers haunted all my
childhood dreams.
I would stretch, then leave the frame to float
above the stage.
But I could never do the splits or jump into
the air.
My ballet shoes bruised toes and bones. I left
each dance class limping.
My body finally said enough. I had to concede
failure.
I hid my beat-up ballet shoes behind my
father’s toolbox.
Now I am far too old to dance, but I can still
remember
the thrill of standing on the stage to dance into forever.
No Words
You love your truck. You love those heated
seats. You love how tires power through to conquer roads when asphalt ends. You
love the crispness of the sound from speakers when you turn the volume up so
windows rattle through the neighborhood.
You consider me too cold. You don’t know how
to navigate my moods. You would rather drive away so you can’t hear my words.
You love your truck way more than you love me.
You leave tread marks on my back
as exhaust fumes fill the air.
Nolcha Fox’s poems have been curated in print and online journals. A best-selling author, her poetry books are available on Amazon and Dancing Girl Press. Nominated for Best Of The Net and Pushcart Prize multiple times. Editor of Chewers by Masticadores and LatinosUSA.
Website: https://writingaddiction2.wordpress.com/ and https://nolchafox2.wixsite.com/nolcha-s-written-wor/blog
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Editor Chewers by Masticadores
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