medicine

screen time

the clock spins

as our phone updates

…

are the trends

and status quo

we consume going to

help solve our problems

or aid and enable

our addiction for

social media?

skip-in

all we need

nothing comes after

the sunsets

…

five seconds

ten seconds

30 seconds

no matter how long

we are all waiting

to click past the ads

and get to our content

fuel

a cat’s shadow

casts over the valley

of the blanket

…

and refill

the situation

remains the same

we will always

need to put

something back

into our tank

the hill

leaf in the wind

moving to the balled

of lightning and thunder

…

we stand on

does not move

even if different

people occupy it

we all at least share

the same values

and attitudes

this time last year

holiday season

a tinsel garland dresses

grandfather’s tree

…

we were

probably doing

something entirely

different from what

we are doing right now

or are we creatures

of habit

cue cards

rolling and rolling

the truck arrives

at the dump

…

the script

tell us to say

one thing

but our hearts

and soul

guide us down

another way

the wall

orange shoes

making it’s way

over the hurdle

…

we can go

above

under

around

or even through

whatever the way

we are going somewhere

a can of spam

family of four

checking the counter

for spam musubi

…

might be kept away

inside our pantry

sitting on the shelf

waiting for someone

but we can always rely

on how it tastes

after we open its tin safe

rollercoaster

back and forth

the rocking chair’s

shadow dances

…

no matter

how fast

how high

how long

we will always find ourselves

returning back to

where we started

technology

linking together

a line of preschoolers

enter the playground

…

it’s become easy

for us to forget

that the internet

hasn’t reached 100 years old

and all the while we have

made great advances

in technology

this feeling

where did it go

the squirrel looks

for it’s acorn

…

don’t let us

forget about

the ones who

encouraged us

empowered us

mentored us

moved us

when we return

atop the hill

thump thump thump

rabbit wake up

…

we bring

stories

inspiration

renewed commitment

to getting back

and doing the work

we love for the community

back to earth

red balloon

stuck between branches

of the maple tree

…

for the times

we get lost in space

with nowhere to go

think about who, what, where, when,

and why we feel this way

and compare it to

when we are grounded

here and gone

drying rack

a pair of socks

take new shape

…

and it goes

on and on and on

yesterday, today, and tomorrow

as we can’t control time

but we can control

our attitude and mind

for yesterday, today, and tomorrow

keep the change

look around

a few leaves left

on the wisteria tree

…

it may feel

like nothing today

but as we live

and continue

to build off of

what we started

tomorrow will be different

our role

mouse trap

aged piece of cheese

looks beyond the wall

…

are we the

generous giver

thankless taker

or something else entirely

when it comes

to contributing

for the community

set it and forget it

automatic trunk

revealing yesterday’s

shopping bags

…

until the alarm goes off

but what we end up

doing during

the time between

notifications

is up to us

or is it?

defects

bent cardboard

holding together

childhood trophies

…

just because

we show our faults

doesn’t mean

we are seen

as trash or lower value

but instead

being human

the rest

gathering clouds

the call of snowfall

the last harvest

…

is history

can only be true

if we know

what is coming

after certain conditions

take place and result in

eventual events

but history isn’t always true

searching for

bamboo fence

linking together

a rose bush

…

perfection

is never-ending

however,

in pursuit

we will find

and refine

our process