Scribbled Thoughts

Evidence of labour

coats the skin,

protection or invasion

it’s hard to tell at times.

Scrub the layer off

and feel fresh,

raw to all insistents

and exposed

to understand

truths and intentions

aren’t always right.

Settle into chaos

until the cracked sky is normal,

just something to glance at

and ignore,

pretending no one sees it.

But perhaps they don’t

and it’s only you pretending

your world isn’t about to end.

Visit with anger

and spread anxiety

into the day,

foreshadowing all activities

and ceasing happiness

with one careless comment.

Watching the unaware

who feel they’re alone,

praying their mind is safe

from anxiety,

that they know

you have not left them,

you will always return.

Guidelines forgotten,

effortless actions

performed without referral,

growing confidence

and belonging,

proving you are worth

your place.

Piece together a lost secret

to reveal something ordinary,

a little mundane,

but all the more precious

as layers are slowly revealed

to show a hidden depth

more rare and beautiful

than any pretty facade.

Observe and advise

with an expertise

never touched

but allowed to preach,

causing doubt

in the learned

even though

their knowledge is real.

The power of confidence

can end the world.

Surprise initiation

removes the mask of indifference

to glimpse the true motivation

hidden over years,

a kindness no one noticed

even as it enveloped them.

Now it is here,

concealed but recognisable

and waiting

for the moment

it can return forever.

Shut away grief

and conjure a solution

through denial,

watch it smile

and reassure

while you slowly

slip further from reality

and avoid

the growing cracks

in your vision.

Completing an end

you’ve already witnessed

but with all the pieces

made clear

now you hold the board.

Love what others hate

and don’t be ashamed.