The End Of The Line

 This train runs every year

I've boarded at the beginning

jumped on and off from anywhere on the tracks

and caught the caboose

just as the engine came into the station

And some years

I have missed the ride completely

No matter what the speed it takes to arrive on time

there is nothing

like the sound of the horn blown

to announce the end of the line

Period.

Full Stop.

30-April-2024

Tressa Lee Breen

Day 73 of 100 #The100DayProject2024

Day 30 of 30 NaGloPoWriMo2024

Day 30 of 30 CampNaNoWriMoApril2024

Cookbook

 I am sick to my stomach

how can I be both

bloated and undernourished

like half a notebook

deliciously satisfied

and desperate to devour

I need ink to drink

and words for meat

but my ingredients are limited

and I've never been much of a cook

But that won't stop me

from holding a notebook

over an open flame

and stirring with my pen

in the hope that something edible

will end up on the page

calming my stomach

and healing my hunger

29-April-2024

Tressa Lee Breen

Day 72 of 100 #The100DayProject2024

Day 29 of 30 NaGloPoWriMo2024

Day 29 of 30 CampNaNoWriMoApril2024

Close The Book

 My head pounds with words

bashing against the inside of my skull

trying to find their way out

to meaning

to eternal life

and eternal rest

on the page

28-April-2024

Tressa Lee Breen

Day 71 of 100 #The100DayProject2024

Day 28 of 30 NaGloPoWriMo2024

Day 28 of 30 CampNaNoWriMoApril2024