Listening To Old Tapes: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

I called as promised./
When you didn’t answer, I/
listened to old tapes.

Gazing In Vain: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament

Gazing at my phone./

Waiting for a call that won’t /come.

I think she’s done.

Do I Ask Too Much? : Romantic Email Poetic Lament

Guys ask you/
to color your hair;
/dress differently;
/change your style; /
trim your hair; /
act other than you are;/
change your body;/
alter your speech patterns;/
shave and tidy up;/
pose;/
do things that change
your personality/
and alter
who you are./

So, to show them you care./
You sacrifice yourself,/
And who you are./
What they ask
and demand of you,
You do.

I ask you to call,
write,
text;/
To let me hear
from you.

You don’t.

It’s OK Not To Call: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament

You won’t call after. /
I know it seems like cheating./
I feel the same way.

I Miss You Hollow: Romantic IMprov Blogging Lament

After he sends
sunrise reflections,
and plans,
and dreams,
and musings;

After asking her questions,
then calling,
and scheduling
and hoping to talk
and waiting …
and waiting,
… and waiting …

her short,
late text
recounting a busy day,
(too busy to contact him?),
and a recharging phone
(no other phones work?),
and a late-night visit
to parents,
(so no talking is possible,)
then a terse “Good night!”
is the response received.

Knowing how
the romantic
l o n g s
for contact,
for words spoken
and written;

knowing how
the last few days
had transformed hope
into dreams;
wishes
into action;

in that context
of longing
and waiting,
and pained anguish
and suspense,

“I want you”
and
“I miss you”
ring
hollow
on his
heart.

Calling Like The Ring: Romantic IMprov Haiku

Like the True Ring, she/
calls to my soul, even when/
she doesn’t call me.

Quickly Ending Calls: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku

Our calls end quickly./
That’s because I don’t want to/
extend sad goodbyes.

2 a.m. Phone Calls: Romantic ConTEXTing Rhyming Haiku

Sometimes she’s awake/
at 2 a.m.. I wonder:/
Should I call her then?

Not Enough Attention: Romantic Haiku Lament

She craves attention.
Write, call, text, ask her out, woo.
It’s still not enough.

Baring In The Dark: Romantic ConTEXTing Haiku Lament

Naked, my heart waits/
in the silent dark for the/
call that never comes.