Haiku
John Sheirer
first classlaughing too hard
at my own jokes
chocolate buzz
how fast and how much
I can talk
snowfall at midnight
the sound of my computer
booting up
my cheap car
makes an unhealthy sound
I turn up the radio
at the red light
in a red car
she twirls her red hair
odometer changes
but all my destinations
remain the same
electric pencil sharpener
my brain
makes the same sound
on the sunbaked playground
the most expensive sneakers
squeak the loudest
big hunger
but only small food
in the fridge
just for the sound
twisting my ankle
to make it crack
at his funeral
ex-wives
in all four corners
my hangnail
on her
silk blouse
late night snack
we stand naked
in refigerator light
after we share the shower
the soap
so much smaller