Changing Channels
"Changing Channels"
We are all
drawn to the light
the silent voices
call us in
like we are
their addiction
components
waived
in the weighting
we swim in
our daily medication
like transparent vespers
We are all
drawn to the light
simultaneously
magnetised
and in our singularity
we consume our
unique polarity
solitary figures
dancing across
the stepping stones
strange keys
connected
inside us
the child calls
towards the
centre that
is evasive, missing
A New Year
freefall
fireworks
only last a short while
codes for lifts
1702, nothing is ever easy
so we walk the stairs
an exercise in patience;
blow-ins
walk back in again
eventually
changing channels
Christmas arrives
when the truth
remembered
and time stolen
in the static of things
re-gifted
you read me
I watch you
from the other side
drawn to the light
changing channels
a frequent returning
yours eternally
some time
in your future
a frequent returning
yours eternally,
The Motherload
(LadyLabyrinth / 2023)
“A view to remember
the centre is missing
they question
how the future lies
in someone’s eyes”
“We’re older than we realise
in someone’s eyes”
“The gentle collapsing
of every surface
We travel on the
quiet road
The Overload”
Copyright © Lady Labyrinth | Year Posted 2023
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