POETRY
In A Different Time
For my son
Published in
Mar 11, 2021
In a different time
I would have
answered your call
and heard your voice
and felt your need
and packed a bag
and traveled to hell and back
just to hold you tight
and weep
In a different time
© Dr. Jackie Greenwood 2021
Admittedly feeling a little sorry for myself on the one-year anniversary of the global mess. Children and grandchildren so far away!
This too shall pass. Thanks for reading :)
Thanks to Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)for a tag to get me to come out from under the covers.
And a beautiful poem by my friend David Rudder:
