Two minutes more

he was a braggart

by heart

- whatever you do

I’ll do it two minutes more!

so I walked on my hands,

he did it – two minutes longer

I ran my legs off

he lasted – two minutes more

I kept my mouth quiet

but spoke – two minutes before him

then I fell into sleep

he woke – two  minutes later

and so we went on,

my annoyance grew tall

at last I decided to hold my breath

and he – 

(APED prompt 12, skywatch friday)

The song of one day

(APED prompt 10)

Wilt

you say

only this one time more

you say, stay

I promise to tell you the truth

this time

and I won’t disappoint

you say

this time, as one of thousands

and I listen

and I care

and I love

in spite of all your vacillation

I try to support you

but my will is wilting

and my heart is aching

to see something grow –

beyond

your words

(APED prompt 8)

Stranger

I know your name

but not your self-esteem

I know where you are

but not where you’re home

I know your words

but not the source in your mind

I know your expression

but not what you feel

I know the glint in your eyes

but can never reach

the depths from

where it comes;

I know you

but you’re still a stranger to me

(APED prompt 7)

There will always be

the silence of the fjord

grows deeper into my soul

some kind of fear, maybe

or a strange sort of longing

until the music returns

in its time and in  its place;

invincible for the human heart

moves the waves of time along the earth

like a breeze, embracing our lives

lulling us all to sleep –

so we’re unconscious of the littleness

in believing this will never end; saying:

there will always be another ferry,

let’s be waiting for another ride

(APED prompt 6, Weekend in b&w, Fredagstema)