32 Haikus for the Previous Month
Lost in the abyss
of school and friends, a hobby
to which I return.
Room 415
Is this home? Nonsense,
for home is where the heart is.
I left mine in Mass.
Rule 34
The innocent know
too much. The guilty are fools.
World turned upside down.
Rule 34 for Haikus
If it exists, you
can make a haiku of it.
And no exceptions.
I left my Calculator in Lab...
...so I borrowed my
roommate's. He didn't need it.
It's all in his head.
iPod Jump
(noun), I-Paud Jump, when
you add new songs to your phone
after a long time.
Every Day
Creativity
is a muscle so large that
it takes up a line.
Waking up in New Hampshire
I follow the mile
markers, but they don't make sense.
Unless...it's not Maine.
The Race
As long as I have
characters remaining, these
binge haikus will rule.
2016
No election year
will come slower than the one
on which you read up.
Pictures on My Phone
College multiplies
them, yet most are not of the
people I call friends.
Traffic in Los Angeles
It's not quite as bad
if you close your eyes. But that's
true of many things.
Who Owns the Ocean?
Is it the prose of
low tide, or the poetry
of high? No one knows...
Emily Dickinson
It's not that awful
being this suicidal
if you cherish death.
Oh, Look! A Spider!
No eww gross no get
it off the fucking window
why oh god why euughghh
Getting Pants'd in the bathroom for no reason
It was funny up
until you realized that one
of them was gay. Yeah.
Emily Dickinson 2
Oh, what's this? Having
a love affair with death once
more? Damn it, woman!
Robert Frost
It's a cold, sleepy
little world...until the world
ends in fire (or ice)!
Walt Whitman
You're awesome. No, you
are! No, you! And something like
"nature is cool" too.
Writing about Math
It's a cruel world that
paints its geniuses as old,
crazy straight white men.
I called the boy skinny...
and rattling his cage
like a contained animal
was his terse response.
Don't take the bus
if you have luggage
galore (or especially
caring guardians).
Welcome Home and Screw You
We rented out your
room, sold your stuff, and turned the
household inside out.
Thanksgiving Looms
I have much to be
thankful for, but I'm not sure
who to thank for it.
Transferring to Tufts
I heard the locals
brought the beer. All you have to
do is be of age.
Wait, that's only 25...
My counting skills are
rusty. I've been out of school
for an entire day.
Who Comes with Fergus?
Headphones, plentiful
stubble, cologne, anyone
else who's late for class.
Your Room Smells Like Pot
...but don't worry, the
smell of dirty clothes covers
it up well enough.
Maximum Occupancy: 3 persons
Any more, it's a
party. And people get too
drunk at your parties.
Crows are Overrated
Poe probably just
had some weird fetish, because
they're just plain irksome.
Ode to the Emoticons: Secretive
My lips are sealed...so
stop asking me about it!
Literally SEALED!
153 Pounds
What is this verdict?
I gained 3 pounds in a month?!
Letting myself go.
...And one for Yesterday
Long travels bring me
a thin, crusty layer of
fatigue. No haikus.
...And one for Today
For today is the
greatest day. Paths to take stretch
out in front of you.
And for the next 2 days:
The Checklist
It always seems to
have a surprising lack of
checks on it. Baneful.
Saying Goodbye Again
I know I just saw
you, but I'm leaving for real
this time...I think. Bye.