Vulnerability is Vile

1.Salmon.
It’s a fine
fatty varietal
of fish.
My pick
of choices
for dinner,
maybe
occasionally.
You all
are having
salmon tonight.
I am—
but not
with
you lot.
The single piece
I will enjoy tonight
needs no side dish
as a compliment—
scrumptious.

2. Have you ever noticed, when you lie in bed at night, and your mind begins to crank and spin ideas outside of your control that your arms subconsciously wrap nearer to your heart and your waist? And all that’s left, is the jarring sensation –the chasm is getting bigger.

3. I
can’t
remember
the
particular
jump-off
point.
But
I
literally,
ashamedly,
can’t
bear
Silence
anymore.
Please--
just
make
noise--
any
noise
will
do.