With Nothing to Hold Onto

There are days when I wonder if I have done anything at all, yet I’ve been busy, the hours have flown by, but what can I see that I’ve accomplished? A poem or two, some critiquing, emails …

WITH NOTHING TO HOLD ONTO

what good is a day                            
folded in half
with two bites taken?

how do I open
it up
to get inside?

it closes
without seconds
or minutes

I can’t open the hours
from the inside
shake out feathers
put clean sheets
over the gaps
and have dinner
within them

perhaps I can
laugh myself
back into yesterday
then tear off
the edges and make
an empty tomorrow

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Frame and The McGuire – ‘… a gentle yet striking novel about the way our perception influences our judgement of others.’ Amy Mathers. For ages 8-13 … published by Tradewind Books available on Amazon or your local bookstore.