It's Still Life

For Old Women Who Find Their Wings

1. You wake up, and leave the curtains closed.
2. What will the neighbours think:
   a. you’re still sleeping,
   b. you died in your sleep.
3. Listen to the weather.
4. Give it a colour.
5. Sit on the edge of the bed, feel your weight.
6. Give your weight a colour that clashes with the weather.
7. Straighten your spine, and wait for your joints to catch up.
8. Press your toes against the floor, and
9. Propel yourself into the weather. You can –
10. Because you discover you have wings.
11. Don’t look up, look down.
12. Your target is a cloud.
13. Your poem is catching up with that cloud, because
14. The joy is chasing it, not catching it.

Day 4 of Glo/NaPoWriMo: Write a poetry prompt, and for Writers Digest Poetic Asides, write a catching up poem. ©Misky 2022 Shared with #amwriting #glopowrimo #napowrimo on Twitter