loud paper tablecloth

[honeydumplin]

the spoon fed morning
headline nuggets spill black
and white suggestions read like
tea leaves over a floppy robe while
poppy seed muffins, green with envy opt
out a "hello" below page after page
layered in clover-lined edges
covered by coffee stained rings which
chain link into an op-ed
drawing of a trumpet
blown checkboard floor
just this side
of quiet
oatmeal.