Short Halfheartedly Poems

I saw you on the lake.
You have a nice tan,
you glistened, wet, and smiled.
We waved halfheartedly, at a distance.
It was one of those 2020 moments.

We are distanced by discipline, 
desires sheltered in place. 
Mine are burned, as fuel,
for piquant eclogues or rest,
unused, like nuclear waste....

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Loving my studio is not enough
I have to actually go over there and pick up a paintbrush
Reminding myself who I am
Today is the day, I say, halfheartedly.
Not ready yet. 
Sticking myself back into lah lah TV land
A world that never brings satisfaction of any kind
Yet here I sit hour upon hour
Decompressing and decomposing.
Go paint! My muse commands.
Making things worse.
I despise being told what to do.
I click yes for the next automatic show I am not watching....

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