i wear my mask & shop in my grocery store fresh fruits & veggies & locally produced meat  on top of my list i inhale the scent...

Are under my bed,                       curled tight every night- behind cereal boxes,                      shoved deep in the closet- ...

guilt bites our insides at night when everything is still  gnawing the lines of our stomach with soured cream and bitter vinegar, ...

turn a cheek forgiving others, bright lighthouse ~0~0 healing comes forgiving ourselves, open hands  ~0~0 He forgives indifferent heart...

empty cup, gnawing  rumbling stomach, hands dirty black volcanic ash  ~0~0 dirty brown cardboard,  chair, bed and table, pieces   brok...