February

The crow caws in the morning
Get up, wash, dress
The cat needs fed
The girl needs fed

Going through the motions
In an out of body experience
Left alone in my mind

Inside it
A schizophrenic
Technicolour freeze-frame

Like Havisham holding on to a moment
The photographs of memories
Emotions on trial

Living like an incidental character
In someone else’s story
Third person in my own life

The girl needs fed
The cat needs fed
There’s silence in the evening
Go to bed, sleep