poetry

the angsty housewife writes haiku
by Babeth Lolarga

Heat coils around me
Breathless I reach for relief
The tinkle of ice

Wounding words form scabs
Little rubies for scratching
Harden my heart please

Daughter treads water
Air and sun kiss her round head
Swim back to mother!

Cerebral calmness
Comes as rare as sun shouting
Green-grayish colors

My children will have
None of their mother’s despair
Will choose light from shade

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