May 8, 2021
Watching and listening to him,
I got the impression that everyone
stopped listening to him a long time ago –
so it was rather difficult to get to what he
was trying to get at. He pushed at his jaw.
He held it tight. His stuck his upper teeth
into his lower lip – as if he was afraid
to go on – and hand us the gist, or
at least the core of what he wanted to say.
I wanted to put my hand on his shoulder -
tell him to breathe – and ask him, “Is this
what happens to you every day of your life?
I got the impression that everyone
stopped listening to him a long time ago –
so it was rather difficult to get to what he
was trying to get at. He pushed at his jaw.
He held it tight. His stuck his upper teeth
into his lower lip – as if he was afraid
to go on – and hand us the gist, or
at least the core of what he wanted to say.
I wanted to put my hand on his shoulder -
tell him to breathe – and ask him, “Is this
what happens to you every day of your life?
© Andy Costello, Reflections 2021
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