slow

this time is different

because i have remembered
how to be happy
exactly here

and i remembered
the luxury of ordering takeout
and sleeping in pretty things

i am slow to get out of bed
not because the day holds nothing for me
but because i enjoy
the feeling
of being where i am

friendship

i don't know why
i care about my aloe plant so much.

i just can't seem to figure it out
first it droops
then i water it too much
then too little
then i accidentally left it on the heater
and part of it got a little shriveled up
and i felt so sad.

but some days
my green friend
stands up straight and tall,
so i salute.

i smile to think
that together
we might actually make
a pretty good team.