Troubling News
Riley Bowen

Troubling news, the subject line
tells all, the body describes
a series of concerning facts:

“Apple picking postponed…”
	and the weather is terrible,
	I’ve noticed gaps between us,
	I presume you have not.

“There’s a denim shortage…”
	meaning I’ve got to ration
	my appearance and we’ll have 
	to see each other less.

“The databases are down…”
	or your carrier pigeon got sick
	so I’m just sitting, thinking
	about taking up needlepoint.