I SHALL NOT BE TAKING THE LITERARY WORLD BY STORM TODAY

Badu, busy on dreamcatching patrol

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I shall not

be taking the literary world by storm today -

No cartwheels or capers

shall escape these lactose-free fingers.

I shall hide away

from the worldwide hullaballoo,

say no to

tickertapes and newsreels,

and count my blessings to the rhythm of

my little white cat’s contented purr.

My misty mind will drift,

glimpsing glimmers

fluttering around my pillow -

to be caught in my dreamcatcher’s web

and saved

for a sunnier day.

ILLICIT CROISSANTS AT DAWN - poetry