It burst out
like a rocket
despite my efforts
‘Noooo!’
a roar full of hurt
Andrew thumps the table
‘Don’t do it!!’
murderous loud
and a baby, wailing
at a nearby table
shuts up.
We don’t have to search
far
for Andrew’s motive
- resonance –
when a nearby
hurting’s enough
to throw every energy
(all his inside sun)
out into stopping a cry.
Two minutes later,
Andrew lays his head
on my neck,
claps a man on the back,
pokes a chap in the ear,
chats to a waitress,
glances and waves:
world’s all happy again,
life’s a grin.
That's beautiful. Thank you.
ReplyDeletebaby cries are very...
ReplyDeletei don't have a good word for it.
effective?
i have lately thought about them
when in a store
little crys from new babies
total wails from older ones
ear piercing sounds
my old voice could not even begin to make
urgent
demanding
no word
sounds
that wind around the whole brain