Melting Mornings
I woke up on the kitchen floor
Lying in a heap
I wipe away sleep
Mornings like these
I’d much rather weep
Linoleum is tiresome
and cold to my cheek
Pitter-patter; I trickle down a windowpane
Clitter-clatter; I’m cleaning out my thoughts again
Why were you so mean to me?
I wanted to be your friend.
Staring at ceiling fans
tracing where my thoughts began
While he rains pots and pans
I try to understand unfinished thoughts that…
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