I'm in no mood and
this is not the time or place.
That having been said,
I'm in no mood and this is
neither the time nor the place.

They say I'm quiet
I think not quiet enough
Need to double it
Because words cause discomfort
Twice as painful as silence

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I'll remember this
I said about this poem
Composed on Shabbos
It died while still a haiku
Because I couldn't write it

What's mentionable,
said dear, wise Mister Rogers,
is manageable.
And yet I risk managing
because I fear mentioning.

Dangling in the wind

is the way a flower feels - 

with uncertainty.

Yet the flower still has roots.

And yes, the flower is strong.

We haven't spoken
in over a month now, and
I miss our phone calls.
Part of me is afraid that
you may never call again.

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We're Pesach roommates
and he's trembling in a dream,
firm talk waking me.
Defending his history,
dad gives the boss the business.