Alzheimer’s—
a balloon on a stick
says get well soon
lost voice –
the doctor searches
with a camera
silver slipper moon—
I fail to fit
his image of me
#shithole
my neighbour builds
a higher fence
© Martha Magenta
Failed Haiku Journal of Senryu April 1, 2018
https://failedhaiku.com/2018/04/01/issue-28-is-up-for-your-viewing/#like-990
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About Martha Magenta
Martha Magenta is an award-winning haiku poet living in Bristol, England, UK. She has a passion for herbalism, gardening, veganism, animal rights, Earth and the environment. She has worked for ActionAid, and Friends of the Earth. Her poetry, haiku, haibun, senryu, and tanka have appeared in many journals, magazines, and anthologies. She was awarded first, second and third prizes and Honourable Mentions in contests for haiku, tanka and haibun in 2017 - 2019. She is listed on The European Top 100 haiku authors, 2017 and 2018. She collects her published work on a blog: https://marthamagenta.com/