On Hold
On Hold
Please wait
You are on hold…..
Music….
Please wait
We are all on hold.
The tinny music of a great suite
Earwigs through your head.
You even sing it
Der der der . d der der de der
A bit expressionless like the music
‘I know why I am singing this
I’m on hold’.
Holding on
for grim death
Or not.
Hiding in houses
Self-isolated.
Waiting
For
IT
To
Stop
Stop taking hold.
You came home to the old ones.
On hold.
Corona stopped you dead
In your tracks.
No!
Alive in your tracks
In the middle of your life.
Stay Safe Stay Home.
Hold on ….You are running up that hill
Run, rabbit run rabbit, run, run, run.
Meanwhile you, on hold,
Sofa surf, seek out oldies….
Retrograde….
Meanwhile You, on hold,
Work from home, work out,
Teach blackbirds to whistle On-hold loops.
Meanwhile You, on hold
Like the mountains
beyond the Menai straits,
Disappear and Reappear.
Like the breath
Coming and going.
Staying safe, staying home.
Meanwhile we, hold on
To holding each other
in our hearts.
By Annee Griffiths
Tags: Pause, safety, holding
Post Date: April 2020