what is
Care
to Health?

who
are We
to be asked
to care
for each other?

i touched her
yellow hat
as she came
in from the rain

a soft plastic deflection
the color of the sun
when crayoned by children

that crazy, orange shouting man

underestimated at our peril,
but the burden of peril
falls uneven

where it always falls

Another kind of love story…

Self-love is not a consolation prize. Being single is not a state of limbo, nor a harsh desert to traverse between romantic oases. While a part of me yearns to be building an enduring partnership and family, I recognize…