House Bound Haikus
Lungs heavy, chest too full
Languid days feel much like sin
Sweet and undeserved
Deadlines fast approach
Pages empty, no desire
No motivation
It hurts to type this
My nail tech is so gifted
I really miss her
I won’t touch my brows
I will not touch my eyebrows
I will not touch my brows
The world is on fire
Nothing makes sense in the fray
But I have deadlines
Quarantine sadness
Makes it hard to be present
With all my loved ones
Scrolling perfection
Makes loving my body hard
I need to log off
I feel so attacked
Why did they discontinue
Waffle Crisp cereal
Georgia Golden Hour
Feels luxurious on my
Melanated skin
If I only knew
My last time at TJ Maxx
Would be my last time
Kerry Washington
Acts with her teeth, and the memes
Make it hard to watch
Hot fries sting my mouth
Leaves my throat burning sometimes
Like class discussions
This doctoral thing
Can feel insurmountable
When you talk back*
Damn, finals are here
And I ain't write a damn thing
Until the last minute
Beyoncé and Meg
Done lifted my spirits and
Wishing for better knees
I have writer's block
For all these assignments due
In a few hours
*missing one dang syllable
