Profanity

Rampant here
Unchecked and foul
Arrogant
And thoughtlessly spat out

Each line in the sand
Crossed
And drawn again
A little closer than before

The words stir
Daily 
On the tip of my tongue
In the depth of my lungs 

Get out

Prosciutto

Comforts of a home I never had
Fragrant musk that lingers
To remind me
Of far-away joys
Of dreams
I'm not allowed to dream

Or am I
And for how much longer
   

How Awkward

For the first time
As I feared
Unexpected
Inappropriate
Unwarranted
Subconscious
Ashamed
Sleep

Had a Holly Jolly

Survival
An outcome
Better had
Than wished for
Slogging through
Countless hours
With a smile
Sometimes forced
On other
Occasions
Genuine
Successful
Completion
Tolerance
We hugged
And played
We gifted
Re-gifted
And sighed
Contented
The tree lived
And even
Little blue
Car made it
To New Years
Despite her
Best attempts
Overwhelmed
With in-laws
Computers
And Spanish
Denial
Makes it tough
Coming back
Transition
Can be so
Burdensome
Ever so
Unwelcome
Like bad guests
Intruders
Family
And saurkraut