Ghost

or: How to disqualify as a friend
and how to cope


sipping my coffee, wondering –
yes, silence is an answer too
in fact, it's a multitude

too many, I decide
silence is too noisy for me
it screams Get Lost all over the place
like an obnoxious monster
banging through the museum of our shared memories
knocking over so many shelves

the scrunching and creaking in my ears, I wonder
does this really baffle me
or didn't I know all along

chuckling softly at my own stupidity
I continue my day as if nothing ever happened

So sad I have to show you the door
I'd rather not to

The peeling of an onion

Layer for layer
you'd be surprised how little there is
for the amount of patience and muscle work
and with each layer
it loses flavor, texture and qualities
until completely dissected into its components,
when it has to stand the test of heat and pressure,
it might make you nothing but fart