SCHEDAR

SCHEDAR May 2022

bear

Wake me
when I'm
successful

For now,
let hunger
sleep

May 2022

Frances Raeburn

Deeper

I will never hold a sword to you
nor a weapon
except perhaps
a mirror
for I know it will wound you
deeper
upon reflection.

SCHEDAR May 2022

Proofreader

When proofreading
the print upon the
milky white pages
of my story,
you appear often,
circled in red

SCHEDAR May 2022

puddle

A puddle once
I cried, as I lost
you to goodbye
but a lake it later
turned, while
awaiting
your return

SCHEDAR May 2022

spent

Foolish
tap, tap
of the keys

he spends
away his
anxieties

SCHEDAR May 2022

her resilience,
an ever changing
pattern of velvet
green pastures
for the eyes
to feast

SCHEDAR May 2022

game

In the end, I lost the game

Playing
by his rules
I cheated myself