The Comforting Touch

The Comforting Touch

do those home life achievements
in effect
become too much
do shadows occupy walls
do voices
bound down halls
and into rooms
is the sunshine worked for
just a monsoon
after all those years
and having achieved
something of a holy grail
is there an empty space
that feels like a loss
what to do,
with all those feelings
employ the builders
commit to some cleaning
do these achievements
in effect
become too much
do you long for real life
to provide the comforting touch


James Garratt – Tuesday 4th June 2019