we used to throw mud
at each other
we don't talk much anymore

taking turns
pushing each other
the old swing set

brother and I
riding bikes to the creek
carrying fishing poles

hot summer day
mom drives us
to the local pool

top quarter champion

TOP half Chamption

bottom quarter champion

dinosaurs
ride skateboards
at dusk

my child stares
at his phone
the zombie stares back

checking my phone
the only texts
are from my siblings

alone in the chapel
replaying
an old voicemail

TOP half champion

CHAMPION
 

BOTTOM half champion

family cafe
where everybody knows your name
foreclosed

the loving mother arrives
with sweet coffee and dinner
I turn around

the pillow
intricately designed,
goes unnoticed.

an outsider
I cover my ears
with my pillows

top quarter champion

BOTTOM half champion

bottom quarter champion

looking down
a white aisle
the rest of her life

sitting in my pocket
on my bed in my closet
love notes

flashing red and blue
mom
please wake up

air conditioning off
I finally realize
no one's home