Pause For Poetry:
Michael Hawkes /24

Wishes

A poem by Michael Hawkes

I wish I were as certain
In my being as a cat
When deciding not to be involved
Simply, just like that!

I wish I could be contented
Like a grass-fed Jersey cow,
With my head down
Munching mushrooms,
Oblivious somehow.

I’d like to be as faithful
As a well- trained collie dog,
Trusting that my loyalty
Will bring me close to God;

Or as rich in glow and glitter
As a full-grown butterfly
Fluttering ecstatically
Unaware the end is nigh;

Or any of His creatures
That isn’t “sapiens”,
That doesn’t suffer shamelessly
Or need to make amends.

27/02/21 – Hawkes

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