October 2, 2019

I  PAUSE

Sometimes I pause ….

I pause when you say something that hurts ….

I pause when you say something loving ….

I pause when you see hot dogs and buns and your kind of mustard ….

I pause when you toast me from the other side of the room ….
I pause when I know you know I don’t like to lose in cards and I just did ….

I pause when I know you were misread or misunderstood again ….

I pause when I know you want to scream ….

I pause when I know you’re in a family situation again, just like a similar moment, last year at this time ….

I pause when you’re like a fox whose leg is caught in a metal trap ….

I pause when it’s a clear night and the moon is screaming, “See me!”

Sometimes I pause ….

© Andy Costello, Reflections 2019