ONE YEAR IN AND IMMA TALKIN TO CLIFFS
In which, a year into lock down, & driven daft by the isolation, feeling very down in myself, a 500 million year old cliff gives me a pep talk.
Stand up, go on
ya little bollix
says The Cliff
sure look at me
houlding tough
in all weathers
all how-many-ages
not even the heart
with all its grief
the heart of flesh
with all its losses & longings
knows how
long
the millions
No-one knows
the god of eyes
can barely encompass it
the god of time
is half fed up with it
the god of hope
tries drowning herself
again & again
over it
& you you
you by the cliff face
ya little wren
only expected to wobble
a bit now and then
for
three score & ten.
Dave Lordan
It’s from my forthcoming book MEDIUM, which will be available free on Spotify & as an ebook downloadable from http://www.lordanslit.com. I am also doing a limited, collectible, personally dedicated print edition which must be pre-ordered from dlordan@hotmail.com, where I can also be contacted in relation to mentoring & editing services for those who want help with their own writing.
Dave Lordan 