One is
two makes a space between
to begin inviting curiosity
tap
tap
From cold silence
someone smiles at company
bringing three in competition
tap
tap
tip
one to make the tea
one to pour the milk
one to stir the spoon
Rivulets of steaming sloosh
rushing
riding
drowning
chit
chat
sparking argument
to fire the expectation
hiss
spit
tipping
topping
out of control
running round and round
squeezing spaces out
blurring boundaries
settling slowly
quietly forming
Drip
drop
is
okay – if cheating is good enough for Martin then it’s good enough for me – wrote this a couple of years ago – and apologies but there should be tabs in it and I am not up to the technology
I love it, Sarah! It is so rhythmic and the short lines work really well.