singles, couples, and combos

i carry my number six combo
to a quiet corner.

while bee gees twitter
late seventies,
couples and families
murmur, and
pink tops imitate granite.

singles eating silently
overhear all, and stare
at eggshell shakers.

Macaroni - by Mac

My guest poet is back --

Macaroni is a really
sweet treat;

It's so yummy, it
goes to your feet!

-by Mac

Tell the Boys...

Yes, I'll tell them for you
Because they need to know
And I will tell them
Because from the time 
You first you held them
I felt held, too.

I know, now, that I wasn't
And you weren't.
That hits. That hurts, but...

I tell them anyway
Because - still -
When you miss them
Or love them
Or send them kisses,
I do, too.
So, I will tell them
Because they need to know.

the craft of the father

Pray God you can cope

I stand outside this woman's work

This woman's world

Oh, it's hard on the man

Now his part is over

Now starts the craft of the father

(Kate Bush - "This Woman's Work")