Haiku/Gesundheit (Volume III)

to your boyfriend's ex-girlfriend's best friend
(and her sister)

i have an idea:
let's see who can stop talking
the longest today

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introducing my new aquatic pets

shylock and jude swim
bartleby and pi suck (but
not in a bad way)

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at barnes & noble today on my lunch break
(or "on growing old")

i saw a boy run
up the down escaltor
no smiles from mom

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on going to a free guiness tasting

harp smithwicks and more
connoisseurs wait eagerly
i'll have water, please

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tips on using a public restroom at work
(part i of a series)

what a crude thing to
do in polite company
avoid eye contact