A broken arm hurts
But rarely does pain persist
As in a heart cracked
~
n.b. A fascinating article here on physical vs emotional pain. Tuck in!
CLP 01/09/2020
Tag: Love
On Pain vi
And so, how are you?
Words tumble from the heart’s depths.
Right question, wrong time.
~
CLP 01/09/2020
Back to School
Who was the teacher? Who the pupil?
It had been longer than I dared remember
I sensed I had forgotten everything
I feared I was unable
Out of my depth
Unqualified to be on such a course
But I was frightfully excited to be with my new best friend
You were saying…
No, after you…
with all the nervous good manners that stilt conversation.
~
Eventually we dropped the small talk and began the serious business of studying
each other’s flickering eyelids, parting lips, breaths
the tones of moans and involuntary movements
the wildly unfocused looks
and deep-rooted smiles
for all those hours in that badly lit hotel room,
that was greatly improved by the beam of the full moon
cast on our discarded clothes.
~
CLP 28th August, 2020
On Autumn
As we two detach
Leaves separate from branches
Become loose blown litter
.
CLP 29/08/2020
On the Road xxvi
Restlessness ceases
Traveller’s weary heart breathes
Grass soft underfoot
~
n.b. God bless her and all who sail in her.
CLP
On the Road XXIV
A junction is not
the end of our journey, but
it’s decision time
~
n.b. Drive carefully, btw.
~
CLP 19/08/2020
