This fickle beast
has taken so many bites from me
of late
that I'm barely surviving.
But part of survival, I guess
is knowing which parts & wounds to reveal
and which to hide.
of late
that I'm barely surviving.
But part of survival, I guess
is knowing which parts & wounds to reveal
and which to hide.
I have swallowed
so much foolish male pride
(these last few months)
that I now have a permanent stomach ache.
so much foolish male pride
(these last few months)
that I now have a permanent stomach ache.
I have heard
(and ought to learn from your wonderful, wise example)
that there is safety (survival?)
(and ought to learn from your wonderful, wise example)
that there is safety (survival?)
in numbers.
I soldier on,
batten down the hatches
(whatever that really means)
and tell myself:
"It's just a Winter thing!"
batten down the hatches
(whatever that really means)
and tell myself:
"It's just a Winter thing!"
But that telltale box
of now-unloved
books, kitchen appliances & clothes
(slowly-but-surely growing
in the corner of my living room) reminds me...
of now-unloved
books, kitchen appliances & clothes
(slowly-but-surely growing
in the corner of my living room) reminds me...
This is more than a casual,
early-onset
of Spring cleaning.
Snow and the seasons
(it would appear)
are uneasy to predict with any certainty.
early-onset
of Spring cleaning.
Snow and the seasons
(it would appear)
are uneasy to predict with any certainty.
Unlike
my old (yet new) familiar, loyal friend;
my old (yet new) familiar, loyal friend;
change.
(For Sofie & Holly)
(c)Brent Harpur, 2019.
