Breeding Season

lovey dovey now
contempt after the pleasure
koala outcome

Some interesting facts from Google AI Overview

Koalas only tolerate each other for breeding. Female koalas often mate with different males each year and may choose a mate based on factors like a male’s size and vigor. 

Territorial behavior: Koalas are generally solitary and territorial, only interacting with others during the breeding season. 

Not monogamous: Koalas do not form long-term pair bonds and are not monogamous. 

Mating habits: Female koalas typically mate with a different male each breeding season. 

Mating selection: Females may be selective about their mates, using factors like a male’s bellowing, size, and strength to choose. 

Exhaustipated 2.0

i felt hopeful once
bring your strength to the table
you cannot falter

but

it’s just not in me
too tired to care anymore
leave me alone please


The Masks We Wear

the external mask
it is a comfort to shield
when off, more guarded

We Did It!

steadily churning
set-backs never held us down
the end goal achieved

Til We Meet Again

Redux

Inspired by Free Verse Revolution

far-away friend
i’m crying
in preparation
for our next
goodbye

Originally published 4/10/2019 on I Write Her.

Instinct

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Inspired by What do you see #313

bird flies happily
watchful eye ready to pounce
prey is saved for now

Resignation

is it giving up if
the fucks have disintegrated
when the situation has
broken your mind
your body
and your feelings
until numbness
is all there is left
when something is so undesirable
the outcome seems inevitable
prudent even

Being Not Monsters

all humans are capable of being monsters

and we hope we’d know
if they were

the deceivers will display the opposite of appropriate
a caricature of reality
a physical trickery

the good will always be angels
those we can trust
fall into for recovery
know we’d found a safe space

deception is always a possibility
but knowing the truth brings us security
a feeling of trust
and a foundation of ease
the chaos falls away

there is a fearlessness of honesty
a fortitude of genuine display
a calmness rippling throughout
again, fortitude presented during tough times
a gallantry possessed and exhibited
and an intrepidity aggressively laying claim to integrity

conscience stops us from crossing the lines of indecency

Cold

Redux

you threw the first rock
the force of it landed
the pain came in slivers

you broke open
love’s shelter
it’s no longer safe here

our warmth escaped
cold steeliness seeped in
my blood curdled icy

Originally published 4/10/2019 on I Write Her.

This Autumnual Session

it’s begun
nature is coming to order
as the aged and rigid
pass the torch
to the next season

what was learned
what has changed

nothing