Her Best Friend

I am her best friend
I am her support
I embrace her for hours
I defend her modesty
She keeps me close to her heart
But refuses to sleep with me
...I am her brassiere

MYHL
6/25/06

Copyright © 2006 Marc Y H Landeweer

Commentary: Just something that came while brushing my teeth.

kerf

i gave you my heart
          you stabbed it, left it to rot
i threw the knife back


MYHL
6/8/06

Copyright © 2006 Marc Y H Landeweer

Commentary: A haiku that came during an endurance bike ride
kerf: n. A groove or notch made by a cutting tool, such as a saw or an ax. (American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company)