faces of the crowd
covered in lily petals
sickness in the air
Tag: health
2730
the latest fashion
no shaking hands nor hugging
a bow suffices
2724
a sneeze clears the room
everyone rushes outside
it’s the flu season
2415
a stent in the heart
doesn’t screen out desires
my spoon digs my grave
2070
flotsam and jetsam
words and names rush away
tides of memory

1857
after dieting
the old appetites come back
mindless as locusts
1792
are they all surgeons
everyone wearing a mask
japanese food store
1744💀
my doctor’s serious
ignores my sense of humor
I’m the joking dead
1742👩🏼⚕️
my doctor does not
change her opinion
eat less and walk more
1736
overhaul the pump
how much longer will it last
doctor’s appointment
1730
the doctor’s office
ninety-two year old woman
pushes her son’s chair
1716💔
hearts attack no one
long suffering and abused
until they fight back
1664
slinky sliced-up jeans
she takes a long drag– exhales
are kids still doing this
1659⛄️❤️
not my abstract heart
but the real one— letters
from the health clinic
1645👩🏼⚕️
the ultra-sound tech
she listens to what my heart
is really saying
1511
rain unclogs the spouts
flow is everything
in this aging house
1355
old house
clogged, leaky pipes
cholesterol test
1352
every six AM
the beat of joggers
destroying their knees
1323
given up threesomes
with ben & jerry
my resolution
1293
mixed marriage
smoker and non-smoker
guess who dies first