Duplicitous speech
Glibly spoken through your teeth
Your pearly white teeth
Duplicitous speech
Glibly spoken through your teeth
Your pearly white teeth
Heavenly temptress
Casting light on the shadows
And guiding werewolves
No phone call or card
Replaces a son’s presence
On his Mother’s Day
Speckles of raindrops
Pitter pat on the windshield
The wipers go on
“Beam of Sunshine”, no
“Ray of Sunburn-Inducing”
Sounds more accurate
What’s a “Thurs” even?
And why does it get a day?
Dude, I want a day
Are hungry for food
For success, for sex, for more
Hungry are humans
Whirl and twirl it goes
My blanket in the machine
To be washed and cleaned
I’m a free bitch, hun
And I would dance on your grave
If you’d dance on mine
Kigo, kireji
Elements of a haiku
But, like, SYLLABLES