It’s been almost three years since I was hospitalized for a major med change. Everything went really well while I was in the hospital, although I got into a friendship with another patient that wasn’t good for me. I would end up taking medical leave for an extended amount of time and then attempt to return to work. That didn’t work out, though. I ended up back in the hospital, and, when I got out I decided to leave my job on long term disability. I hired a lawyer to help me get approved for SSDI, and after a couple denials it went to hearing and I won my case. Since then I started taking classes at Lively Technical Center. I finished the program for legal administrative specialist but decided by the last class that I wasn’t completely sure that was what I wanted to do. So, this Fall I reenrolled at Lively in hopes of getting certified in Microsoft Office. I eventually realized I was only going to be able to get certified in Microsoft Word, as Excel was too difficult and I was feeling ready to finish with school and move on to a part time job. I plan to finish the administrative office specialist program in the Spring, and start looking for a job.
A Second Chance
Sharing a place
Is the peaceful price
You pay for
Not being nice.
A wedding ring
Is not the thing
For those in a rush
To do the thing
That is forbidden.
I’d like to go back
And do things
Differently,
But I probably wouldn’t.
Care Bear in Chief
Our president is a jerk.
Things he says make me smirk.
Our government is shot.
But a boost on the move
Is coming up smooth.
All these women taking over
Can only be improvement.
Just a CEO
Of the country
Is what we need.
Someone who really cares
About the people
Who live in this great country
That sometimes seems
Not so great.
Perhaps a woman
Can do the trick.
Perhaps someone
A little different,
Perhaps someone comfortable
In the lead
Or just working
Behind the scenes.
Maybe someone will turn up
Who isn’t a jerk,
Maybe someone who won’t smirk
At the mere mention
Of a little work,
A little heart,
A little dirt.
Own
Shrink radar review wounds antlers sink
Mean value vent angel reindeer welding
Marker refer rally stroked lever boons
Sack sloop wool movie renewal cookie
Stable swarm beat beneath stickler own
Weaker
Knowledge realm tingle weep snake tike
Malleable dinner switch stake mooch
Strike stalk mock cake missive want eat
Liked stiletto meager slot squawk cheese
Chase taken stinky stooge fuse weaker
Zoom
Share up down through saint blood took
Capital trick woozy crazy beer zoom tick
Talent lie beneath news rude renewal on
Rewire dance tender smooth training we
Slice moody change challenge movie sin
Walking with Me
Walking by weeds.
Working with steeds.
Realms of gold
Cycling to infinity.
Benevolence
Traps you in the scenery.
Simple facts
Contradict the Spelling Bee.
Talking to tarantulas
Occupies me.
Do you give a flying flea?
Frontal lobotomy
On the raging sea.
Why don’t you come with me
To see what you can see?
Closing In
Glistening eyes
Staring
From behind.
The clock ticks.
The dog howls
In the moonlit night.
Running through the street,
I search for you.
Close your eyes
And count to ten.
Listen to the beetles
Fluttering and buzzing
Around the porch.
Nothing ends
Like a funeral.
A simple type
Of dark words
Closing in on my face.
Tasty
Have some pancakes.
Walk the dog.
Wash the dishes.
Nearby is true.
Close the door.
Quiz tomorrow.
Relax yourself.
Climb the mountain.
She is here.
Close call is scary.
Funeral ending.
Fried foods are tasty.
Looey Is Missing
Looey is missing. I don’t remember
When I last saw him. I know he was
Laying on the new pillow that Jackie’s
Mom made for him in the afternoon.
Sometime he went outside, and that
Was more than 24 hours ago. I hope
Nothing bad happened to him. Jackie
Said someone told her that there are
Dogs in our neighborhood that kill
Cats. I went around two blocks near
Our house and spoke to people who
Were outside. I knocked on several
Doors and rang several doorbells, but
Most people didn’t answer.
Stumbling along the sidewalk 