Busywork
Take a little longer
Reveal a pending list
Worthy of a small queue
Move as slowly as possible
Don’t apologise for it, please
When everything comes out with ease
Our work will feel more tolerable
Repetition less annoying, too
We’ll return, slightly missed
Our focus a little stronger
Statue Lady / Desperate Message
Oh, hello dear child!
Isn’t it bitter out here?
It was only meant to be mild
You are quite lucky to live so near
Forgive me my rudeness, for I must ask
Why must you stand so still outside?
It is too cold, even with my heavier tasks
You must say your secret, how not to mind
Me and my bones, they would love to know
This coat, it really is just for show
please, do go on home
It does no good to be so cold alone
My child, listen to an older stranger
Go, bask in the warmth inside
Still, you do not move. Is there danger?
I mean, is home what you wish to leave behind?
Love, may I take your hand?
Someone at the temple could assist
You’ll be safer there, without the command
of this horrible wind and persisting mists
I’m going to pick you up, unless
You talk or walk or even shake your head
Why, you do not budge! Be you stuck in the mud, some other mess?
Forgive me, I have to carry you in the end
Cursed curses, how are you so cold?
Solid to the touch, may as well be exposed bones
You will not talk. You will not shift. Be you a mould?
Tinkling to touch! My mind is lost, I’m talking to stone!
It Has Been A Very Long Day For The Narrator And They Should Really Drink Some Tea And Eat Some Chocolate Or Something Potato-Based
Maybe there’s a hint at the start
That tends to crop up in art
Oh for goodness sake I’m rhyming
It’s forbidden to shift the timing
So it’s impossible to skip to the end
Really this openness is my friend
I must know if she’s ever free
It’s important to me
This is Eva Daines McFadden, a strange person C found in a lecture when they realised they were both lost.
Hobbies include: starting but never finishing crochet projects (STILL owes C a hat), attempting to knit, reading and writing.
Does not have a blog, or a writing account on any social media – this experience will speed up that process at some point… if they remember.