Did I Miss You?
written by: Daisy May Twizell
kettle steam gathers on the woodwork
powder dusts the rim of the mug
my hands are robotic and rusty
every movement with one extra tug
the chill of bathroom tiles
a three-minute eternity
YouTube echoes in company
fleeting floating flickering
the ache, it bottoms deep
my bones are tired and my thighs are red
I let the chocolate steep
sweets congealing on my teeth
plastic dripping wet from me
surprise has come and passed
the pink, at least, was pretty
chocolate clots thick in the bottom
ivy-climbing the ceramic
the water catches most of it
it comes away in clumps
a blessing, really, isn’t it
I scrub away the final smears
a mourning held in retrospect
the cruelty brings me to tears.
Daisy May Twizell is an author, poet and general literary nerd often found in the Nottingham city libraries. She runs an independent blog called The Reading Nook on Wordpress and shares new poems on Instagram.
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- Did I Miss You? - September 13, 2023
