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Global Haiku • Millikin University • Fall 2021


leftover pizza
for a whole week
still good

 

 


you said you liked
my constellation
of moles

 


one vertebrae
on top of the other
realigning

 


vine we miss you
musical.ly we hate you
tiktok we thank you

 

 


blown out speaker cone
i've unplugged you seven times
but still see sparks

 


morning multivitamin pills
making choices on which to take
Keanu Reeves

 


plastic Barbie torn 
wig missing hand no accessories 
you’re still mine.

 

 


clouds like the Toy Story wallpaper
suddenly aware
how alive I am

 


never quite knowing
how to react to
the number on the scale

 


orange slices
peeled
without even asking

 

 


chipped toe nail polish
summer day
broken in flip flops

 


looking over my shoulder
i smile
catch up

 


flat on our backs
gazing at ropes above
as if they were stars

 

 


quickly ambling
up a wall
on eight legs

 


riding on the shoulders
of an old friend
long gone

 


© 2021, Randy Brooks • Millikin University
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