I remember
it was after
the night dancing
and my legs ached
and we came back
Clive and I to my house
and after a few drinks
we went to bed
and I recall how alive
he made me feel
and I can distinctly
sense him entering me
and o it was so hot
and now it's dark
and my legs ache
and someone
is rubbing them
and I know it is morning
by the rush and bustle
and I am on
the hospital bed
and I'm blind
and my leg stumps
are being rubbed
by someone
a nurse
but why do I feel
so alive?
but I can't see
and feel only
half me
and I can't hold
Clive again as he died
in Dunkirk
and I sense the hands
rubbing my stumps
and the hands are soft
and the darkness
has an encroaching feel
and I want to be
and love still
but am here stuck
on this bed
with countless dreams
and thoughts
in my just awake head.
Apr 5, 2016
Apr 5, 2016 at 3:30 AM UTC
I remember
it was after
the night dancing
and my legs ached
and we came back
Clive and I to my house
and after a few drinks
we went to bed
and I recall how alive
he made me feel
and I can distinctly
sense him entering me
and o it was so hot
and now it's dark
and my legs ache
and someone
is rubbing them
and I know it is morning
by the rush and bustle
and I am on
the hospital bed
and I'm blind
and my leg stumps
are being rubbed
by someone
a nurse
but why do I feel
so alive?
but I can't see
and feel only
half me
and I can't hold
Clive again as he died
in Dunkirk
and I sense the hands
rubbing my stumps
and the hands are soft
and the darkness
has an encroaching feel
and I want to be
and love still
but am here stuck
on this bed
with countless dreams
and thoughts
in my just awake head.
