ZEN Bitchin'

Variations on a Theme: Larceny
1The first thoughtThat comes to mindWhen you wake upAnd find your thingsGoneIs, “This can’t be–”Uttered silently likeA prayer to a deityFull of cruel humor.ThenThe feeling sinks inLike knife into fleshAnd you bleed insideBut nobody else canTellBecause your griefIs kept well in checkAnd all you can doIs smile like you’reFineWhen all you [...]

2009 finds me packing and moving yet again.
The landlord of the flat that I’d moved into six months ago (continuing my friend’s lease) decided not to renew the lease, which expired on December 31. We were able to negotiate a 2-week allowance to move, because (1) it was the holidays, and (2) my room-mate and [...]