MESSAGES

why is it never written on the clouds O Flee

before catastrophe

or someone sends a postcard with no name

to let you know there is a cost to fame

oh, so. go another way

sometimes there is a message

but not always

sometimes the message gets delayed

the messenger is slain on the way

or merely brushed aside

where is it then

the place that you could hide

if only you had known

or someone on the phone

had not lied

or you wake up

bothered by a dream

that you don't understand

and if you try to get it all in hand

you'll be late for work.

and on the way...

later it was said

the crash couldnt be averted

impossible to say

once the deed is done

the total eclipse of the sun

the last wave on its way

all you can do is pray.

and in the last moments wonder

could it have gone another way?

mary angela douglas 4 february 2023