Thursday, 23 May 2024

WITHOUT THINKING by Becky Hemsley


"WITHOUT THINKING"
by Becky Hemsley

I reached for you this morning
Without thinking as I woke
The way I always used to
As the day so softly broke
I looked for you whilst eating
In the place we used to meet
And realised, without thinking
I’d been saving you a seat
I called for you just now
Because I thought I’d seen you there
And without thinking, suddenly
Your name was on the air
I cried for you last night
Because I couldn’t keep it in
And instinct took me over
As I let the darkness win
But that is how it is these days
And I have understood
That so much of my thinking
Will lead back to thoughts of us
So, I’ll think of you tomorrow
Like I did just yesterday
And like, without much thinking
I have thought of you today
See, it’s such a contradiction
But it couldn’t be more true
That always, without thinking
I am thinking about you
*****
Becky Hemsley 2023
Beautiful artwork by Jungsuk Lee
'Without Thinking' is from my book of grief and loss poetry https://a.co/d/8T2c0uD

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