Counting
Today I counted my blessings
First day in a while
Sadness left me for a few hours
The quietness soothed
No thoughts, no regrets
A cloud stayed at home
The clock chimed
News clung to an empty page
And misery took a day off
Today I counted my fortune
Riches held no worth
Coins float through fingers
Palm collected air
No doorbell ringing
Phone in silent mode
Anxiety had to wait
There on the pavement
So much left to say
Today I counted what mattered
A language understood
Kindness visited
A friend, guiding me
Bodies climbed from the shadows
Condescending eyes
They muttered in sign
Their gestures are ignored
Insults fell on stony path
Today I counted lessons
Laughter returned, unexpected
I didn't recognise it
We had been divorced a while
Tears flowed, drowning, lost
They are now labelled 'yesterday'
Hands grip the doorknob
Sunlight blinds me
Hello world, please may I return?
©? Andrew Mears 2024
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