A WEEK HAS PASSED SINCE WE HEARD THE NEWS
HE PASSED OVER THEY TOLD US
YET HERE YOU ARE LARGE AS LIFE
I’M FINE YOU SAID IT WAS ALL A BAD DREAM
IT IS YOU WE SAID AS ONE VOICE
IN THE FLESH YOU REPLIED BACK
WITH OUTSTRETCHED ARMS WE HUGGED
ALL SMILES AND JOYOUS
SEEKING REASSURANCE
WE TURNED AND YOU WERE GONE
LEAVING US SO INSECURE.
Poetry from The ManShed
13/11/19