Kathleen Brand

Always waiting
always watching
Always listening
for a call

All the bits
of undone business
All the post-its
on the wall

All the calls
that go unanswered
All the voicemails
unreturned

All the smiles –
for no complaining
All those bridges
can’t be burned

Life’s ellipsis –
little dotties
Broken line
no strength at all

Once was solid
now in pieces
Little fragments
watch them fall