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[missau1717]

haiku #80

part 11: the ant anthology 🐜

you’re brittle under

pressure; i just get sharper.

let them swing at me.

[missau1717]

haiku #79

now that my interest

isn’t just survival, I

want to try it all.

[missau1717]

haiku #78

you lie at my feet

and come back even when I

knock you off; it’s love.

[missau1717]

haiku #77

i wonder if we

are a god to bugs. we kill

them as ours does us.

[missau1717]

haiku #76

i will stand between

you and him. where the courts fail,

family fails, I won’t.

[missau1717]

haiku #75

it’s risky to have

a headboard and a cat; I

have paw-shaped bruises.

[missau1717]

haiku #74

“i have proof,” i want

to scream; as a spectator,

the judge won’t hear it.

[missau1717]

haiku #73

i’m a weed growing

in a crack in the pavement.

i’ll bloom despite you.

[missau1717]

haiku #72

they can make cheetos

flavored like street corn, but not

food sans chemicals.

[missau1717]

haiku #71

i miss the landline;

i could say “i missed your call”

and they’d believe me.

[missau1717]

haiku #70

part 10: the ant anthology 🐜

sometimes the warmth you

provide is unbearable.

i grew up so cold.

[missau1717]

haiku #69

part 9: the ant anthology 🐜

you draw a smiley

face in the frost on my car

and scrape around it.

[missau1717]

haiku #68

i work two jobs to

survive; i just want coffee

guilt-free and healthcare.

[missau1717]

haiku #67

there’s been a wall be-

tween me and improvement. i’m

grabbing a hammer.

[missau1717]

haiku #66

part 8: the ant anthology 🐜

if home is where you

feel safe, i’ve never had one.

except when with you.

[missau1717]

haiku #65

part 7: the ant anthology 🐜

you’re scared of dying

and ask why i’m not. i’m glad

to have had this long.

[missau1717]

haiku #64

i was burnt out on

life when i was a kid. i’m

just now bouncing back.