Another day, like the one gone by
so not unlike the others before
segueing shamefacedly, silhouetted
against the abnormal new normal
held captive, not by oppressive heat or gelid winds
but fear and concern
loneliness, my unwilling mistress
sometimes drowning me in a downpour of misery
at others keeping me awake
staring at the skies through the polluted haze
my craving for human touch is intense
I look around the room
well, I have a picture pinned to my wall
an image of you and me and we are laughing
and loving it all
seems from another lifetime
memories etched deeply on my fragile heart
I am on the edge, teetering towards the inviting oblivion
clinging desperately to a modicum of sanity
the phone rings, shattering the frangible silence
“join zoom!” hisses harried sibling,
her tone dripping with blame
as my mind weaves between reality and fantasy
I see mom, frail and bewildered by technology, sitting in front of a cupcake
breaking into a beatific smile at the loud chorus of happy birthdays
I touch the screen trying to feel her wrinkles
saved by the phone call and her distant presence
atleast for the time being.
https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2020/11/26/reenas-exploration-challenge-163/
What do you see # 57 November 23, 2020
VJ’s Weekly Challenge #122: the phone call
https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2020/11/27/hold-me-now-challenge-170/
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