garage sale

The cupboard is filled

China dogs, porcelain cats

Dried floral bouquets

She’s collected memories

That mean nothing to her now

©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben

who am I

Behind the façade

Thoughts scatter like pick up sticks

Behind the façade

Voices asking me questions

That I’m answering out loud

Behind the façade

Is where I’m living today

Not completely there

Conversations can’t reach me

Behind the façade

I know you cannot see me

And I don’t know you, do I?

©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben

Hello Audrey

She is not aware

Days and months go crawling by

To her, it’s a blur

But sometimes, she knows her name

But only for the moment

©2020 Annette Rochelle Aben