My stomach turns and twists Until bile foams up From the hollowness That is inside me -Kel Dayheart
Haiku #153
Hammers pound and nail
Until my brain resembles
Holey Swiss cheese
Boldness
Be bold, darling And if you cannot Feel it, look it -Kel Dayheart
Solar Energy
With the sun shining I feel that I have finally recharged As though my skin were solar panels That had been shut off For the whole winter Just turning on for spring -Kel Dayheart
Old Advice
Don't get old I'm told As if it is Something I have a say in -Kel Dayheart
Unremarkable
She felt invisible Even in a crowd There was no one Who would look Right at her Without their eyes Glazing over -Kel Dayheart
Off Balance
Trip and stumble On flat surface The cause is inside Bone deep -Kel Dayheart
Bad Posture
My shoulders hunch forward They always do As I curl inward Trying to ward off The outside world -Kel Dayheart
Painting the World in his Colors
All of his colors Bleed into the world He may run dry But no one can say He didn't leave his mark -Kel Dayheart
(Nico)tine
Darling, you are The worst habit That I ever picked up Similar to that first Cigarette Choking me in the first breath But oh so addictive -Kel Dayheart
