Green Mill Goodbye (January 15, 2008)

trickling patrons
they complain about slowness
relaxing, I smile


a friendly greeting
suggested appetizer
—no acknowledgment

The Battle (January 8, 2008)

common cold syndrome
nothing a sauna can't fix
two hundred degrees


each room in the house
contains a stale cup of tea
I still have a cough

House To Myself (January 3, 2008)

night of boredom
I look to my buddy list
forecast is Sunny


chatting with Sunny
brightens the darkest of nights
five in the morning

New Year, Not Fucking "New Years," not even "New Year's" (January 1, 2008)

dozens of poems
a folder made of pixels
take up zero space


conversation—
it's what she didn't say
that crushed my spirit


I propose a toast
new year resolution
"old friends and new loves"