Sonnets from Suburbia: “Oh God Forbid”
“Oh God Forbid”
O God forbid I try something that’s new,
some different food, a brighter, good routine.
I contemplate a change when I am blue
but hesitate. When at a loss, I clean.
I say I’d like to spend more time outdoors
yet firmly spend most of my days inside.
I seem to frame activities as chores.
In happiness I surely could abide.
What will it take to move desires ahead?
One person and one only in the way.
While spending too much time inside this head
the sun is up so why not seize the day?
This sonnet is in need of a good button.
But lacking that I think I’ll thaw some mutton.
Lady Penelope
Penny Peyser, aka “Lady Penelope” is an actress / writer / documentary filmmaker living in Los Angeles. Her sonnets have been published in Defenestration , Blood & Bourbon, Page & Spine and Chantwood Magazine among others. Highlights from her acting career include The Hot l Baltimore original production at Circle in the Square, the films All the President’s Men, The InLaws, The Frisco Kid and TV series Rich Man, Poor Man II, The Tony Randall Show, Crazy Like a Fox and Knots Landing. Please visit http://Linktr.ee/penpeyser for all links and to learn about her documentaries Trying to Get Good and Stillpoint. And now Penny Peyser has gathered all of her sonnets into a new book, “Sonnets from Suburbia: More Candles Than Cake”. It is a work of pure genius!
