How Am I Doing?
I pass the hours with cooking, cleaning, shopping. On most days. I read, write, paint. On Most days. I go out for coffee, for lunch or dinner. On Most days. I fight this sadness that comes with living without him. On most days.
a friend shows kindness
and sympathy
and hears my problems;
suddenly, I shed the tears
I didn’t know I was holding
Contemporary Haibun Online Dec. 2023
