Pentahaiku

by Paula Bender
(Honolulu, Hawaii)

Clouds blow by and I
Think about why you made me
Cry. You never tried.

Unlock my secrets
Learn what makes my heart go wild
Then scatter my fears.

Love is confusion.
A dance of uncertainty.
A hit or a miss.

Signals and chances
Longing looks, backward glances,
Go undetected.

Or so it would seem.
All I really want to do
Is believe the dream.