Shadow Puppet Storyteller

Grab Bag

I have had a desire to write a poem for about two months. I'm being bold in admitting it is related to the significance of the song "Moments" sung popularly by One Direction and penned by Ed Sheeran. The space it opens in my psyche may be in the same realm as their millions of young fans, or, as I secretly hope, it only brings similar things to mind for a much smaller percentage of those innocent hearts.

As my daughter explained to me early on, the song is touching upon dealing with suicide, not just having one more day in a relationship.

She's the one who told me that

Trying to be good to myself and give my body the recommended eight hours' sleep. The things your friends and loved ones can interject into your mind with their words -- sometimes it builds frightening possibilities. Building blocks the subconscious use for fun, or worse. This morning, I awoke with a gruesome thought and needed some air, some water, some writing time...and so I ended up getting at least some impressions down to further craft my prose-y poem inspired by Moments.

The result is

STATIC

Grab Bag  (E) Inspired by the Ed Sheeran song, Moments #1947962 by Walkinbird 3 Jan 1892

. It's not really finished, but it says more than it did a day ago.