flat on your back
is as good a place
as any to decide
you can’t go lower…
Mental Health
winter blues
give way
like an unlocked door
to anxious red-orange…
What did folks do before almanacs
and forecasts,
did they have stretches of gray
days where they just said…
I soak in sun,
scheduled
for 15 minutes,
an hour…
sitting here, staring
at a page, wondering,
who built the obstacle…
On the dark days,
remember today’s
sun rays,
remember it’s hiding…
Taking leave of one’s senses,
they call it, when someone
is supposedly going crazy.
What they mean, of course…
Sometimes you figure a drive
to get out of the house will be good
for you, clear your head,
and then you’re driving down
a country road, and it’s a good…
You’ve seen my brave face,
my game face,
my smile-at-the world face,
my everything-is fine face…
Look, the sunshine is happening,
and I got a walk outside,
and the leftover lasagna was excellent
at lunch, and I had a cookie afterward…
