SNAPSHOTS

feelings bunch up,

fear shoulders aside confidence and

love and pragmatism

play chess

pragmatism is quicker on the timer

but love takes its time

grief and denial play a game of badminton

grief goes for the kill

denial plays a steady game

but falters at the end

slam the shuttlecock

smile for the birdie

do tea and coffee talk?

the steaming containers open slightly

to let out wisps of Wisecrack

sugar is silent and stoic

when one would expect it to walk around

with a lampshade on its head

burly

strong

sarcastic

tender

loyal

Love

fear sets up shop, cracks open the sports page

concern has been relegated to dishwashing

fear cocks back its bowler and fires up a cigar

fear talks like a '30s gangster

cigar is teethed in the corner of the mouth:

"see that blank room, sonny? i want you to walk into it

and take a seat. life is life. the dark horse is a mudder."