Haiku Cada Dia

30

2011-12-30T20:32:00.000-08:00

Just like that, switch flipped.
Don't want to seem weak, truly.
But we're a good pair.

29

2011-12-29T08:30:00.000-08:00

I'm a recorder.
Money Miles Music Hours Dates
Times Projects Words Lists

28

2011-12-28T21:42:00.000-08:00

It's over despite
Knowing the relationship
Has not run its course

27

2011-12-27T15:52:00.000-08:00

Asking my questions
Varying responses that
Don't go anywhere

26

2011-12-26T16:00:00.000-08:00

Not even full day
And we return to city
He seems indifferent

25

2011-12-25T18:00:00.000-08:00

Another work day
Then we escape to desert
Won't save us this time

24

2011-12-24T14:30:00.000-08:00

Pit in my stomach
I am nervous when I see him
Still feels like our home

23

2011-12-23T23:30:00.000-08:00

snores keep me awake
but it's not you who's snoring
I'm not in our bed

22

2011-12-22T20:00:00.000-08:00

Day of good people
New friends alternate with old
Don't have to be scared

21

2011-12-21T20:30:00.000-08:00

I find friend, whisper
my secrets, they become real.
Repeat. Say out loud.

20

2011-12-20T21:15:00.000-08:00

Too soon and too sad
It's hard to honor the space
Both try to make good

19

2011-12-19T20:31:00.000-08:00

He feels too settled
I like to think that could change
It might take awhile

18

2011-12-18T19:39:00.000-08:00

Auto-pilot on.
Get me through the next few weeks.
Monotony helps.

17

2011-12-17T18:45:00.000-08:00

eating sardines in
the rain outside a house that
is not where i live

27

2011-11-27T14:30:00.000-08:00

It strikes me today

I am meant to be alive

Energy surges.

26

2011-04-26T16:21:00.000-07:00

My mind feeling blank.

I'm restless and see no end.

Let's run off juntos.

10

2011-03-10T23:51:00.000-08:00

huge to do list done

so we put blankets in van

head out to J.T.

25

2011-02-25T10:00:00.000-08:00

Got to get over

That he left, because he's back

Choosing to be here

24

2011-02-24T16:21:00.000-08:00

Defendant speaks through

Two interpreters to say

"I did it, Regret."

23

2011-02-23T13:00:00.000-08:00

Been taking lunch break

to Spring For Coffee with Gabe

Jury duty brews.

22

2011-02-22T11:50:00.000-08:00

...and week two begins

testimony continues

take notes, can't keep still

21

2011-02-21T15:18:00.000-08:00

See, I have money

but it can be hard to spend

Used to not-having

20

2011-02-20T06:30:00.000-08:00

when I wake early

no response to my good-byes

just harumph, harumph

19

2011-02-19T06:55:00.000-08:00

Early morning dreams

Wine box "Wouldn't it be nice"

sitting in my mind.

18

2011-02-18T22:00:00.000-08:00

The things of note:

he got job, Poweraxe show,

rain made our shoes soaked.

17

2011-02-17T14:30:00.000-08:00

In the jury box

I don't form opinion,

keep an open mind

16

2011-02-16T15:30:00.000-08:00

worry about work

they'll have to live without me.

Juror 1 for trial

15

2011-02-15T16:29:00.000-08:00

Jury Duty Day

mostly waiting, hear others

day ends with sitting.

14

2011-02-14T21:57:00.000-08:00

Perma-grin. In awe.

But I have a valentine.

Stoned, and music plays.

13

2011-02-13T12:06:00.000-08:00

Drink Hot Lemonade

And smile as our regulars

Drink coffee, talk, live.

12

2011-02-12T08:47:00.000-08:00

awake in cold loft

above Vlad the Retailer

slink out, open shop

11

2011-02-11T15:00:00.000-08:00

Speed back, plus errands

So rock band can use cafe

as their dressing room

10

2011-02-10T12:00:00.000-08:00

bat his choice around

question the worth, the response

save it for never

9

2011-02-09T20:00:00.000-08:00

decide to return

to the place our souls settle

we don't question it

8

2011-02-08T12:48:00.000-08:00

Familiar, yes

But not at all the same as

Can't contain smile though

7

2011-02-07T02:30:00.000-08:00

Midnight rendezvous

Leads us to Joshua Tree

+ new beginnings.

6

2011-02-06T15:45:00.000-08:00

Another rough day

I try to make my own way

Unsure of future

5

2011-02-05T01:32:00.000-08:00

Back to simple fact

I make friends with anyone

So I'm not alone

4

2011-02-04T14:03:00.000-08:00

planning, or pounding,

on this not-my typewriter

because i need to

3

2011-02-03T06:00:00.000-08:00

pledge drive - answer phones

it's early but i wasn't

sleeping anyway

2

2011-02-02T20:00:00.000-08:00

she helps me fold clothes

and rework my furniture

accept how things are

1

2011-02-01T21:35:00.000-08:00

breath through smokes, count down.

I'll call it his vacation.

left with kiss, and cat.

31

2011-01-31T18:34:00.000-08:00

out of gas two ways

figurative and literal

walked to gas station

30

2011-01-30T10:45:00.001-08:00

'65 Beetle

We look rock and roll and cruise

I play the third wheel

29

2011-01-29T12:10:00.000-08:00

Soul seeps out my toes

Faster than I expected

Seems final, not brief

28

2011-01-28T11:29:00.000-08:00

It spill out, quick gush

(after word. word after word.)

my clenched teeth; brace self.

27

2011-01-27T18:45:00.000-08:00

the road fades away.

can't remember exactly

my ears full of tears.

27

2011-01-27T11:15:00.000-08:00

Discovered heartbreak

Out in desert with no choice

But follow it home

26

2011-01-26T14:06:00.000-08:00

Scramble rocks, trust, lives

Taking risks and reaching peak

Get stuck on way out

25

2011-01-25T23:41:00.000-08:00

focus on deep breaths

remember how i thrived on

change for all my years

1

2010-12-01T10:30:00.000-08:00

as I pedaled by,

like I was in a movie,

he shouts "beautiful."

30

2010-11-30T00:09:00.000-08:00

alive, and living

haikus sort of slipped my mind

for weeks at a time

20

2010-10-20T20:03:00.000-07:00

It's my third fall here.

Now, with a dog, coffee shop,

and boyfriend, it's home.

23(August) - 19(October)

2010-10-19T20:07:00.000-07:00

He's reading store ads

and I sit laughing/crying

because he's goofy.

(13)

follow my instincts

first with business, now with paint

colors are chosen

(14)

guy in bike kitchen

i know i know him, from where?

oh! guatemala!

(15)

mindlessly we paint

claim this space as ours, i smile

new reality

(16)

while painting, a voice

friend from high school years is here

chance encounter two

(17)

toothbrush in pocket

i show off the space, now mine

then talk of thunder

Nag myself for haikus?,

I think to almost daily.

No. Live first, then write.

(1)

We cry from laughing

and an 8:30 bed time

Prep for days ahead

(2)

get off work at one

means lethargic afternoon

slow moving life now

(17)

Series of events

Leads this sweet dog to our home

And we all want her

Just as my eyes close

I get a quiet kiss that

completely melts me

22

2010-08-22T16:55:00.000-07:00

Don't like standing still

Can't sit in my house without

Stand up, clean, sit down

21

2010-08-21T21:30:00.000-07:00

So tired. I'm so tired.

Full day of regular gigs.

Collapse real early.

19

2010-08-19T21:00:00.000-07:00

talk through the screen door

about catching the first bus

at five fifty nine

18

2010-08-18T22:35:00.000-07:00

Big dipper shines down

As I climb past fancy homes

On a night time ride

15

2010-08-15T11:09:00.000-07:00

Even with it all

I'm really, really happy

People make my life

14

2010-08-14T23:27:00.000-07:00

line for the bathroom

means the party's a success.

for best buddy Vlad

13

2010-08-13T16:30:00.000-07:00

trying to keep cool

yeah, color me overwhelmed

deep breath, find money

12

2010-08-12T13:20:00.000-07:00

physically enraged.

man who hit me with his car

attacked my boyfriend.

11

2010-08-11T22:20:00.000-07:00

Electrical buzz

we hear is B-flat he says.

I like that he knows.

10

2010-08-10T21:00:00.000-07:00

Double Date Dinner

Makes something official, right?

(As if it wasn't.)

9

2010-08-09T19:14:00.000-07:00

Should be more frantic

But it's step by step work plan

To get a cafe

8

2010-08-08T23:00:00.000-07:00

I spend tons of time

Sitting out back with him now

Feels like it should be

7

2010-08-07T23:55:00.000-07:00

Lasagna and Love

The three hippest dudes I know

Are on my back porch

6

2010-08-06T11:54:00.000-07:00

workday was cancelled

so i wore her sunglasses

and drove her car home

5

2010-08-05T22:53:00.000-07:00

Is this...Are we...Weird?

Same directions, but seems forced

Still, I talk, he talks.

4

2010-08-04T17:46:00.000-07:00

Our domestic world:

one cook, one cafe-planner,

one full-time worker.

3

2010-08-03T20:40:00.000-07:00

Something big happened

But it doesn't feel that big

Just follows the course

2

2010-08-02T11:00:00.000-07:00

Odd to take time off

Things are unsettled at home

And need to be scrubbed.

1

2010-08-01T20:10:00.000-07:00

Big news, grown up choice

Made partly because he said

He could feel my smile

31

2010-07-31T04:10:00.000-07:00

Chose my new best friend

A hammock snuggle session

Makes it real. Good call.

30

2010-07-30T20:29:00.000-07:00

I join others here

Friday night in laundry-mat

This is our freetime

29

2010-07-29T22:00:00.000-07:00

Mid-week barbecue

As I train friends that my spot

Is always their home

28

2010-07-28T23:40:00.000-07:00

Seattle roommate

Now NYC meets me here

Intense catch-up sesh.

27

2010-07-27T23:29:00.000-07:00

A failed day. So wrong.

Nothing lined up, vibe was off.

Good riddance, get gone.

26

2010-07-26T07:05:00.000-07:00

As I chased bus stop

License slipped out, now without

Strangely, not worried.

25

2010-07-25T08:24:00.000-07:00

Wake up so happy.

Those not yet familiar smiles

Could become routine.

24

2010-07-24T23:03:00.000-07:00

I am fucking thrilled.

Here I am, at home, with friends.

Good vibes surround me.

23

2010-07-23T15:00:00.000-07:00

My latest hobby:

Slow bike riding and singing

To songs I don't know.

20

2010-07-20T20:00:00.000-07:00

Daily Pint Faceplant

One day ago it was nerves.

Now it's all sly smiles.

19

2010-07-19T15:30:00.000-07:00

Sunburnt and Happy.

Flipping burgers for clients

In the parking lot.

18

2010-07-18T16:00:00.000-07:00

Hours sitting, talking

Feels like small steps, but small steps

are steps for Kitchen.

17

2010-07-17T19:58:00.000-07:00

Keeping my distance

As I sort through and dismiss

This caught me off guard

16

2010-07-17T00:28:00.000-07:00

Midnight Skinny Dip

With an occasional flash

But mostly just....stars.

15

2010-07-15T21:57:00.000-07:00

Quick post-work detour

And too many beers later

Mad search for some food

14

2010-07-14T11:26:00.000-07:00

Had an interview

Walking into the office

Eery deja vu

11

2010-07-11T01:55:00.000-07:00

Bike downtown thinking

of his pointy nose, nice face.

And that eye contact.

10

2010-07-10T15:00:00.000-07:00

Now it's schemes non-stop

Determine where to start from

And then we'll start there

9

2010-07-09T12:23:00.000-07:00

Big plans knocked over

Somehow now that its today

My body chose sleep

8

2010-07-08T21:31:00.000-07:00

Aware of my charm.

I use it, but kept in check.

Turn down his offer.

7

2010-07-07T14:30:00.000-07:00

Work out of his home.

Quiet haven in the hills.

Good to feel useful.

6

2010-07-06T19:58:00.000-07:00

Honest, desperate.

Of course I'm not alone in

this category.

5

2010-07-06T00:08:00.000-07:00

week gets thrown way off

i work late, stay tired, miss ride,

and get teased for it

4

2010-07-04T21:09:00.000-07:00

As I roll on home

Fireworks directly above

And barbecue smells

3

2010-07-03T21:28:00.000-07:00

Non-stop Saturday

Minivan from place to place

Collapse at day's end

2

2010-07-02T23:51:00.000-07:00

Hours later, it fails.

Let's attribute it to me.

To lack of knowledge

1

2010-07-01T15:31:00.000-07:00

Glimpse sunlit ocean

See Invisible City

Straight from Calvino