A Room of My Own: For No Reason Tanka

the masseuse's hands

kneading my neck, easing down 

to my back 

once again I cry inside

for no reason ...

Added:

close as two pages

in Fifty Shades of Grey

we read each other

in the moonlit darkness

with our tongues, our hands, our hearts

Added:

I push her hand away ...

she whispers in my ear

you don't know

what you're missing

if you never had it

Added: This Brave New World, LXXXI

things as usual ...

another daylight

stabbing

FYI: CTV News, Feb. 23, 2023: Violent incidents against riders of Toronto’s transit system have increased by nearly 60 per cent since 2019, a new report from the commission's CEO finds.

And Breakfast Television, May 11, 2023: Our thoughts on random acts of violence in Toronto

And CTV News, May 12, 2023: 7-year-old Shepherd named Molly among the 102 candidates for Toronto's mayor