Lockdown lightbulbs
‘’We learned to stuff our feelings’’,
The Big Red Book said.
I think about that daily –
Me? Surely, I over-express.
‘’We’re addicted to excitement’’,
Because of all of our childhood chess.
Oh! Now I get it
That’s why I seek out stress
‘’We are terrified of abandonment’’
Well, yes, that brought me here.
I see now the fears and needs,
Beneath the self-sufficient veneer.
I used to work with clients,
And read them like a book.
Thought I was a genius,
Didn’t clock I was still on the hook.
And now that lockdown has made me
Observe the child within.
I see that I’m still broken,
Still a product of where I have been.
Thanks COVID for the stillness,
No mask, just time to be.
For the humbling experience,
That deepens the journey to me.
Deb (aged 50) Margate, Kent
FebulousFebruary 2025: Lost and Found 
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I really love the title: Lockdown lightbulbs – it immediately makes something like lockdown (anticipated misery) sound not all bad, in fact quite useful….. I love how you’ve managed to make it rhyme …and still flow and make sense ….no mean feat! It’s so poignant and heartfelt. I love it! I really like the “without the masks ‘ which both captures the hear and now in our history of the pandemic as well as conjure up being bare. The notion of ‘childhood chess’ is wonderful and I think a notion you could explore and develop ….. whose game of chess? Are you a player or observer? Are you a pawn, or the Queen? What moves make you nervous? e.g. ….the whoosh of the bishop swooping diagonally across the board? what moves make you excited, hang on a cliff edge? etc ….. great great loaded mage .
Thanks Deb wow touches all xxxxh
Thanks … for the stillness. This captures so much about this strange experience we are all going through.
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