Day 337 – Friday, April 14, 2017

Artist’s Knot

I’m so glad to be here right now
Writing these words,
Bringing pictures and images,
Back into my head
Back to what’s real, to me

This is my self-defense
This, my knot in the rope,
Tied to keep me from slipping,
Completely out of touch,
From my artist inside,
Who took years and decades to find

I left this world before
How fortunate to have now,
As a fail-safe in crisis
It’s not healthy for me
I am only here temporarily,
And it has given me,
The support I needed

But I am on hold – Again
And it is nearing midnight – Again
And I am exhausted – Again
And I cannot maintain
This constant vigilance,
For things that hold no meaning to me -Again
Thank God for this knot;
These words…

And now, I must get back to my conference call

© Maureen (Mo) O’Brien
C U Tomorrow,
-Mo