Friday, August 26, 2022

A Neighbor's Chat

the morning creeps in while we are sleeping

an abundance of light covers us all...

we dance with our nude reflections on the wall

wondering how easy it was to find each other...

we speculate on tomorrow then give us the

silly investigation as it was really none of our

business even though we pursued it most 

of the day...   we see the commonplace while

ignoring the unusual as it does not match

the vision with which we awakened  and

while silence is golden to some, it is not

to the rest of us who chase our tails like

a dog, hoping not to catch them...  rumors

keep us focused when chatting with the

neighbor who life was just repossessed by

his wife's death...  his lingering fears of

loneliness are worn like a sun hat to keep

out the light while farming...  he knows 

not why he cries out for attention but 

when it arrives, rejects it like the dessert

he refused to eat when dining out last...hat

he is known for his tenacity and shares

some of it with us in our quiet chats of

just listening to each other try to breathe.


20 August 2022




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