Anne Will You Ever Answer

Anne will you ever Answer David J Walker I What toys were projected Into your dreams Were children permitted in Dreamland back then Or did you stand on the outside Fenced in by the calendars of Another time II What sounds scared you Did they come from thunderstorms Was it a lonely wind sent to Send you into tumbleweed insanities Ultimately Caught in the barbs of fences III What shadows reminded you that Something is following you that There are no walls so tall that They can’t get in that Can scare you as long as you keep Your eyes shut so tight that everything will be alright In the morning IV I see you standing silently On the other side of the room Packing as if there were somewhere Left to go Anne, you might have been A royal ballet dancer Anne will you ever answer