Too Many Apples (Day 410)

a heart wary of commitment

afraid of cutting 

more roses

than the vase can hold

or peeling 

too many apples 

for the holiday pie

a feeling like a little twinge 

of nostalgia for 

slices of coral sand 

and oceans

       so bright

           they singe the eyes

or like one too many 

long late meetings 

    at the office, 

while, at home,

I change the sheets 

on our old bed and clean 

all the windows

until they seem to disappear

(c) 2018, by Hannah Six

Image: Jeremy Hiebert/Flickr