We are well
We are well
recovering
he heals
life carries on
Gratitude for friends
health
work that flexes
home that snuggles
food which nurtures
bodies that work
a school that cares
a cat who has accompanied and played
medics to mend
the women in the plaster room who worked together to secure the wound
I … Read more
over whelm
over whelm
over reach
over stretched
over tired
over wrought
over achieving
over shot
over me
over and over and over
waves rise
crash
surge
pull
suck
pull
sink
gasping
beached
washed up
bedraggled
snaggled
shingle scratched
rock bruised
seaweed slimed
rest still
breathe
dry
feel the sand
see each grain
smell … Read more
Breaking point 3
climate
politics
economics
earth splitting
countries fighting
legs snapping
lives shattering
breaking
sundering
scattering
We two rest and heal
do not very much
let nature do her thing to knit and mend
to let sleep balm and soothe.
Oh that I could wish the same for all those souls.
But for all … Read more
Breaking point 2
First the tibia,
his,
not mine.
The horror of waiting in pain
of watching it pale and bleach his skin to blue.
Then
My growl to keep him safe
my voice
to advocate
so he is not just another patient
to be processed by staff
doing their best
under-water with overwhelm themselves.
Then… Read more
Breaking point 1
My absence from this space has been from breaking:
A broken car
Broken washing machine
Broken window locks
A breaking boiler.
A broken tibia.
Grind, spin, creak, snap.
And the world slows to a stuttering, shuddering stop.
Everything shrinks into pain relief, comfort, safety, the support of friends who shop and drive, care and check … Read more
2022 Christmas chaos and words of wisdom from the past
What a scramble to the end of term and the end of 2022. Schools in Wales didn’t break up until the 21st or 23rd December and so it really felt like we were all staggering to the finish line of one race and then falling into Christmas.
It was made worse by the fact that … Read more