soon-to-be-mother-in-law
the chicken pot pie
needs salt

mother and daughter
marriage discussion
slow sips of green tea

ping pong game
our fathers meet
for the first time

tippy toe
on his toes
father-daughter dance

top quarter champion

top half champion

bottom quarter champion

6 weeks
the pregnancy showing
only in her gaze

chrysanthemums
teenage mother pushes her stroller
past the high school

crumpled blossoms
her boyfriend leaves
via police escort

at the fair
the carousel operator
hums a different tune

top half champion

champion

bottom half champion

five more laps
and no more carbs
little black dress

showering—
last
on my to do list

gazing at my cross
you imagine me
nude

homecoming rival . . .
she rests her head
on his lap

top quarter champion

bottom half champion

bottom quarter champion

my life:
one staple
holding it together

waking up the morning after
you have taken
my pillow

against the sign
smokers flick the ashes
from their cigarettes

passing
the recovery room—
cigarette smoke