it …………a collection
of mismatched
socks & shoes
a weird combination
of booze
the tv news
has nothing new
sleep an option
that would require
pop’n

is this new year
any different than the last
only in days spent
more
blissful, bright & content
shedding those
distressed, dysphoric wrapped in lament

take into toll
people who’ve crossed your path
asking, wanting nothing
other than sharing laughter

in the moments of disorder and