[Middle-Aged Lament]
“Seize the day,” they said.
But the good ones are greasy,
they just slip away.
[Reflections After Listening to a Podcast About Perimenopause]
God is a woman,
or rather, woman is god.
Come, let us worship.
[Four Thirty-Five A.M.]
Maybe it’s just me,
but if I get to heaven,
there better be naps.
[What It’s Like to Raise a Pre-Teen Son Who Has Size 12 Feet]
The boy is hungry.
He eats dinner. Then a snack.
He is still hungry.
[A Husband’s Inner Monologue During a Minor Spat After 18 Years of Marriage]
Is she mad at me?
I probably deserve it.
Damn, her butt looks good.
[An American Paradox]
The ill-tempered child
cries and fills his diaper.
Then he bombs Iran.
[Moment of Gratitude on a Saturday Morning Long Run]
What comes after death?
If the answer is nothing,
this life is enough.
[Creative Work vs. Corporate Jargon]
How can I make art
when they keep using the word
“deliverables”?
[Not a Sponsor]
I’ve learned the secret
to happy teenage daughters:
Buy them Chipotle.
[Summertime Nostalgia]
Who needs time travel?
Just let the cicadas sing,
and I’m nine again.
[When You’ve Seen the Same Headline Too Many Times]
Your local pastor
should be feeding hungry kids,
not molesting them.
[Why These Two Former Evangelicals Are Not Divorced]
My wife broke her vows.
She said she’d submit to me.
She loves me instead.
[A Meditation for the Doomscroller]
We weren’t made to live
in a constant state of rage.
Unplug. Look up. Breathe.
[An Endurance Athlete Reflects on His Ancestors]
They fought in world wars.
We move weights around a gym
and run in circles.
