*LOVE GONE WRONG* 
Brought roses home. Keys didn’t fit. 
I met my soulmate. He didn’t. 
What’s your return policy on rings? 
Strangers. Friends. Best friends. Lovers. Strangers.

*DEATH OF A CHILD* 
The smallest coffins are the heaviest. 
Birth certificate. Death certificate. One pen. 
Ever seen chalk outlines that small? 
What’s left: training wheels, broken helmet. 
Child’s school: Shooting. Caller ID: School.

*DEATH OF A LOVED ONE* 
Finally spoke to her. Left flowers. 
Siri, delete Mom from my contacts. 
It’s our fiftieth, table for one. 
When you died, Christmas died too. 
Born a twin, graduated only child. 
I still make coffee for two.

*DEATH OF SOMEONE IN THE ARMY* 
An only son, a folded flag. 
Dad left; a flag came back. 
Uniforms ring the doorbell. God, no.

*SUICIDE* 
One bullet is a lifetime supply. 
One bullet was cheaper than therapy. 
Jumped. Then I changed my mind. 
Wrote note. Took pills. Now…wait. 
Suicide note marked: Return to sender. 
My mom never wanted me anyway.

*MISCELLANEOUS ABOUT DEATH* 
Goodbye mission control. Thanks for trying. 
We’re naming the disease after you. 
Just Married! Read the shattered windshield. 
He hit send, then a tree. 
Cancer, only three months left. Pregnant. 
The sign said stop, I didn’t.

ILLNESS IN LOVED ONE 
Introduced myself to mother again today. 
I’m faking Alzheimer’s. said Granddad. Again. 
We’re naming the disease after you.

*BEING LEFT ALONE/NOT BEING ACCEPTED/NOT BELONGING* 
My Dads met at Bible camp. 
Goodbye mission control. Thanks for trying. 
Voyager still transmitted, but Earth didn’t. 
Mom taught me how to shave. 
I just saw my relfection blink. 
Sorry soldier, shoes sold in pairs. 
Does Santa love rich kids more? 
Passengers, this isn’t your captain speaking. 
Mom says I can’t call anymore

*RAPE* 
No Dad, don’t touch me there! 
She said no, he didn’t care.