Harvesting Haibuns #1

    Headphones

                                 Putting them on, I watch the world around me come to life 

                                 with uninvited purpose. The rhythm and beat of the music 

                                 begins to coincide with the movements of the world around

                                 me. I receive looks of confusion and disdain, but they are 

                                 only a glitch in the half hour long music video that is my 

                                 walk to the gym.

Back and forth

Cherishing the peace

Before the tornado

   Bad Habits

                                  It doesn’t discriminate, but always causes the same effect. 

                                  Shelving my resolve, even momentarily, I succumb to the 

                                  unspoken threats of isolation.

The pond is calm

Waiting for a pebble

I throw the first

 B.A.M.