Spa Water

Oranges in the water today.

Reminders reminding, cheering and chinning.

Just when I thought she was getting better

she said “I’m so happy” and I knew

she was worse. But oranges, oranges.

Miracles from far away.

Is this not the siren of positivity? 

If something isn’t sweet enough,

imagine you’re on the Oregon Trail.

If something isn’t soft enough,

imagine you’ve completed a quest.

If life isn’t living up, apologize

to yourself. You had spa water

spiked with oranges

from far away

for free! 

Something in the water today.

The psychic energy consensus

among adults is either unlike anything

or the same as always. Inevitable awakenings

squared with controllable destinies;

a pirate’s manifest is the only one for me.