life

 I had vowed to take a break from poetry two days back, hence no post from me in the past two days.
But along comes this prompt today from Michele Harvey on NaHaiWriMo and these lines follow. I don't know if you can call them poetry or haiku, but here they are for whatever they are!

August 25, 2013
Prompt: life

life            hung out to dry on the clothes-line

life

waiting huddled

at the bottom

of the stairs

life

coming home doused

with the scent of grass

life

I try you out

in front of the mirror

life 

leaping a little

 higher

life...

no loitering

 here

life  as soon as I forget about you

life    even without you    life

life

...because

you asked