Melancholy day
Contemplate on the word hate
As I listen to the offerings
The giving
the words spilling forth
Realisations creeping in
Like stowaways hiding in the corners of a large maze
Only coming out when safe to do so
Leaving breadcrumbs behind to gently let you know
Your job is done
Your reward a nod, a smile, a memory
Surreal feelings of joy but only for a brief hour
Turn sour bereft of power
Only words building a tower
Of the imagining
Then fade to a wispy white above
As a new day begins with the sun rise
Promising the pain will lessen if you don’t think
Another drink
Allow the stowaways to settle
Amidst the nettle
Gently drinking from the golden goblet
Of yesterday
As I listen some more to the meanderings of
The calculating teaching you to step up
Out coax you from the shell you built
As a young one
I’m looking for that shell now
What the hell
You won’t be missed the stowaway tells
Cocoon further into yourself as you protect
What little you have left
Your only regret
The empty promises that were made
Now fade into a movie you once sang
My dear …..