'i cannot pretend.'

give me a needle and thread.
i'll sew back my heart.

give it another day.
year month or week.

i just hope its not on repeat.
its approaching two years.
i just hope this isnt playback.

give me another poem.
another one, soon.
we'll write on in the sun.
where's my favourite writer?
your editor's getting bored.

thanks for your care.
its been a relief,
for a cough that doesnt seem to recover.

not another repeat.