And so we talked
And so we laughed
You there as Pikachu
And me as Goofy
But while we pretended
There was something real
Something many people overlook
It’s called play time
Pretend time silly time
And in that time
It’s simply us time
Category: Kindness
ThatGnat
And then there’s that
One that one gnat
Buzzing around in darkness
Deemed to but harass
Keeping me awake swatting
Keeping me up swearing
Switching on the light
Showing him my might
To end this plight
And settle into night
Until that is you
Discover there’s actually two
SpitSplashSpit
Like a nervous stutterer
Standing in front of
A heckling crowd I
Turn on the spigot
Only to hear spit
Splash spit and stop
And amidst my chagrin
Walk off the stage
Words written but never
Said like a forlorn
Lover unable to post
The sonnets he’d written
ComingBack
And like returning to
The highland getaway cabin
After a particularly devastating
Winter I stare upon
The blank page upon
Where I would go
To hide from coldness
Arms where I found
Comfort lips where I
Sought refuge laughter which
Blocked out the blinding
Heated light of despair
Only to find them
All gone these revelers
Once the wine and
Warmth turned to ash
Apologies
Apologies to my readers
The words which I
So enjoy and the
Stories that they spin
Somehow got stuck caught
Or simply dried up
Maybe I got tired
Perhaps I grew old
At any rate I
Decided to step away
Step down and stop
I have discovered in
My long long life
That when anything stops
Being a joy then
It’s best to sleep
Repair renew and dream
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 