Blue Moon

50) Five Makes the Count

Cuts and bruises

are fashionable now.

so it seems,

just lots of kisses

from blue mouths

I wonder if they let

the tea brew long enough

crossed out eyes

and grinding teeth

sadness seems to me,

everybody's boyfriend.

Why do I let him cheat on me?

perhaps it's in the sandwiches

and lunchbox silence

of five to one chew and chatter

and the shared thought of:

'I should have done that'

but none of us seems to care anymore

I wonder if their minds are wastelands

created by expectation and dedication

of society and future insecurities

and the need to do what is needed

only.

Five made the count this afternoon

and I wondered if it was the blue mouths

or just our in-trend processes.

(20th January 2014)