comfort derived

hot Campbell's green pea soup out of a mug
cup and saucer
cold pat of unsalted butter on soft bread
real squeezes that linger, not half-assed hugs
cat purrs on my chest as i fall asleep
freesia in a sunny room
meals with the roommates and ensuing laughter
an old cardigan
feeling bumpy walls beneath my fingertips
tappity-tap rain
putting on a clean pair of underwear
bowel purge that only needs one wipe
squeezing a hard yellow nugget out of a pore -- when i expected a white tubule of pus
finding comedones, anywhere