Will to survive Blood's up, you can tell by the tread across the floorboards. Soon, the descent, the stomp in slippered feet. Or not. Pressure perhaps dropping. Or a sudden silence, so sudden the spiders pause and children hold their breath. Silence with claws. Dad's the weather; forecast changeable. How he feels is how it is. A cyclone on the stairway might clear the air. But the day ahead: that's the thing. The getting through. Unscathed if possible. Survival of the littlest. Mouse feet advisable till conditions calm. Blood up, blood down, pressure variable: it only makes all the difference in the world.
31/3/2023 11:45:39 pm
A real sense of moment; an effective, sustained metaphor. Thanks for sharing this, Myram. Comments are closed.
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