only the sound
of crunching cereal ...
my old dog
sits beside me
on Christmas morning
jingle bell decals
on the restaurant window
I listen
to my timid voice,
a table for one
Skylark, 6:1, Summer 2018
A Room of My Own: Pain Tanka
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staring at myself
I punch it, punch it
hard and fast ...
as if I could expel pain
from inside to outside
Note: The tanka above is written in the style of O...
