~Tea Party~

smelling like
safety and coconuts
my favorite scarf
light and lavender
seems to
make the
air lighter

my life
is made
up of
coffee grounds
stain by stain
day by day

love isn't
going to
work without
forgiveness

trying to
cover up
the hurt
we do
to each other

the subliminal comments
break off, break on,
you're an
infraction

should things
go terribly
wrong, it's nice
to have
a place
to go
for a, you know,
a cup of tea

favorite flowers
and dessert
on a silver platter
it's all
a tea party scene

unseemly and undefined
there's always
a gravity to the situation
everything has
to equal
out in
this chaotic
tea party
we call life

~Sarah Mahina Calvello