Walking Late At Night

As he followed her

She panicked

Is this my time to die?

I wonder what I’ll have for tea

He thought

As he just strolled on by

(Inspired by a writing prompt offered by Michael at https://afterwards.blog)

Honesty

I wrote this one

While hanging on

For a reply to a particular text

As I had shown it

I thought I’d blown it

And wasn’t sure what was next

As it was

It was just a pause

As you wrote back in earnest

And so then I knew

I still had you

And that my effort was worth it

Reassured

The relief
is palpable

My anxiety
is pacified

Our normality
is restored

Thank fuck
you replied

(Originally Posted 13.08.2019)

It is
just so
unbelievable

That things
have come
to this

Who or
what will
save us?

As we
stare into
the abyss…

Never
have
you
gone
out
more
now
you’ve
been
told
to
stay
in

Leaving
it
to
fate
alone
to
test
the
theory
that
fools
never
win

Whilst
social
distancing

And just
about
subsisting

To what
we are
witnessing

There is
no point
resisting