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Throaty
I feel talkless today
It won't be true
But what if
No one seeks me out
I waste all of the hours
Letting emptiness in
My throat feels it
Whilst heart is undecided
My head has great advice
- start a WhatsApp thread about the trip away
- put some music on
- ask a friend if they want to meet up in a few weeks
- send a photo memory to the family chat
- talk to the dog about walkies
- ask the children what they want to do
- savour the silence
- post something on Facebook
- make something
- clean the kitchen
- lie in the hammock
I'm actually out this afternoon for afternoon brunch (?)
I know there's one of my poems in the paper, I could pick that up
I'll be most fulfilled if useful
I don't utter that often
Why is my throat at the centre of this mood?
I'll soothe it with tea
A throat has no ability to understand the complexity of life
Perhaps I'll ensure it's not left out
It can be caressed
Decorated with necklaces
I'll hum to music
Howl with the dog
Numb it with alcohol
Show it a good time
Then tomorrow offer it a lozenge
And a lie in
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