Reframe (Work)
lol’d at somethingthought, lol,
lol’d about
thinking about lol
coffee is brutalizing my throat—
gonna have another coffee
if instead of stress
worry or anxiety
I languaged it as
my frets,
maybe that would be
more manageable
splashed the coffee in my eye—
never felt better
do we have anything else inside our chamber?
it’s just that I’m not really into commerce
Temptation Island I hosts
the communal microwave and reeks
of curries frozen and sad
including mine: effortlessly resistible
milquewarm
luketoast
Temptation Island II has
an occasional baked good to share
and eight undrinkable varieties
of K-Cup, at least two of which
I give another chance each day
meanwhile I’ve
been working
to perfect
this fun little
upward flourish
when I swipe right
to artisanally delete
your emails
Reframe (Home)
instead of teasing my wife abouther breath when she yawns
I wait a moment then angle
my head slightly away
in a moment of
marital mindfulness
no matter the size of the room
I want the bed to be big enough
that I’m always banging
my knees on its corners
it used to be a pet peeve
when she called herself
a dog mom but now that
I’m a human dad
I’m like sure
everything’s my baby
Crow Jonah Norlander lives in Maine with his family of humans and hounds.