FMS Pictures & Poetry

There are some things in life I don’t miss.

I don’t miss the darkness
Of not knowing you –
That terrifying moment
When my eyes adjust
With rapidly inflating pupils
Tunnelling deep into past
And I realise
I’m in a room of shadows
Alone.


Did I ever thank you?

Did I ever thank you
For guiding me to the door;
For your inherent bravery
And strength
That led us together
To a new, brighter future
Of love and siblinghood,
Of compassion and mutual-respect
That left the years
Of darkness behind?


And so, for my sight :

For my sight
I can only be grateful
For without this illuminating glow
Of a thousand leisurely visits
To the bustle of your welcoming home,
Exchanging pictures and words,
A narrative in our time –
‘Saids’ and tales,
Here's and there's,
Longitudes and latitudes
And a vision of life
Through much younger eyes...

Without all this
I may never have known
That in the gloom and silence
Of a much regretted past
As in these days
Of cherished wonder
You were there all along.