TWO - impressionism

(photo by kcrusher)

phone keeps ringing
i keep slipping
sliding
falling out of bed
so i know i am not awake

cats running crazy
kali climbing curtains
puck leaping gleeful across the lawn
i scold him merrily
for staying away so long

someone made a mess in the kitchen
blender won't work
i turn it on
and tv goes from
black and white
to color

now i am in school
office ladies
clucking and chattering
snickering at me
for getting what i want
by being sweet

blond tim
my junior high crush
puts his arm round my shoulder
walks with me
'a little older?'
he asks
'a little colder'
i reply

under his other arm
a potted bush
long stem white roses
he bends one flower to my face
i breathe it in
no scent
he says
the cool soft petals
make most exquisite paintbrushes