Crossword

14 Across: “Disappointment.”
Grumble, slurp, grumble…
This coffee is disappointing.

It needs sugar. Life needs sugar.

Empty tea-cup eyes need sugar;
Something to sweeten the bitter
Disappointment of blank stares.

12 Down: “Vacuum.”

That loud machine declaring war
Upon cats and dogs in dusty homes.

Or the outside universe of nothingness--

Impossible to familiarize with
In a world buried neck-deep
In the self;
All too singular with
Me’s, My’s, and I’s
To include much else.

8 Down: “Dealey Plaza.”

Kennedy emptied his head
Like spilled spaghetti sauce.

Blood and patriotism on asphalt

Horrified thousands of anxious
American couches. Keep it singular.

Grumble, slurp, grumble, grumble…
Me, My’s, and I’s, and crosswords.