Monday, November 14, 2022

The Visit

Braced and ready for any endeavor,

Awaiting the tirade that surely will follow,

Feeling the weight, the pure intent of

Noncataclysmic benign confrontation.

 

I remain steadfast in anticipation,

Winsome yet watchful of every move.

Measuring spoonfuls of history’s lessons

To temper the spice of today’s recipe.

 

Brisk to the footfall you enter my castle.

Too late the drawbridge, too slow the gate.

Invading my kingdom, my breached sanctuary.

I muffle a scream; put a smile on my lips.

 

Maybe today the results will be different;

Gathering honey, rendering fruit.

Maybe I’ll win the Irish sweepstakes

And move to Bali… or maybe the Moon.

 

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