Under the Duvet

Rationalising the weight of the wait.

Pan, resting. Drawing by the author.

The weight of expectation, anticipation; the weight of a corporeal mass and it’s possible potential.

The heaviness of heaving this weight of water, fat, and sinew into a respectable, functioning being — why is it so hard to just be?

To float lightly — skim the surface, libelule-like — gossamer thin — irrelevant to anyone…