Poetry

On Time and Boundaries

Responding to a prompt by Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)

Photo by Mockup Graphics on Unsplash

I feel you Lucy.

There is no one
beat to which
all heal.

Not all problems
can be whisked
from our lives
as quickly
as they
arose.

It can take me
weeks to get
myself on
track.

Did I say weeks?

I meant months,
though it can
always be
days.

There are so many
dependencies to
consider.

But I hope you know
how your writing
and publication
have made it
easier for
me —

in the past.

I know; I’ve been less
active as a reader
of late.