A LITTLE COTTAGE IN KENT
My life is at a standstill,
Stagnant and dying;
Moldy and dank;
Like the back room of an old cottage,
Where the door never closed properly.
I feel left undone -
Such as the little tiles that
I get caught between my toes ,
As I hurry to the kitchen at night
When it's dark and quite -
Sometimes I hear the leaves blowing
Or a cat-fight out in the darkness.
But I'm still alone -
This place seems too stale for my liking
All though it was once lit up
Like the faces of her company
That stopped by daily
Just to talk or drop off food
Good food - real food
Not this junk growing old in my ice box.
I'm crying, Love - for something more.
Something I missed - in a dream
Or just a wish - a fantasy
Unfulfilled - once again.
I miss her - sometimes
I really never thought I would.
I just thought she'd be back again
Like always when she went away
Then appeared
I never knew when - just some odd time
Like in the middle of the night when I was sleeping
With a friend in her bed...
What a fright!
Then the kitten jumped on me
And was gone before I fully awoke.
~Yvonne Renee Moore