Thursday, 19 October 2023

small comfort

 small comfort



to a small child

a little pond is an ocean

an elder child omnipotent 

time passes slowly

so many memories

to file away

so many drawers

to pin the butterflies in

bottles of tears to stopper 

tighter and tighter

that line of a smile

that defiant stare

disbelief a defence mechanism


you

i’m talking to you 

wake up

pay attention


count your lucky stars

that i don’t take my belt to you

now get on with it


grow up


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