a quiet devastation
Disassociated from life,
for a while.
The day to day hum of home has been stilled,
its equilibrium tilted.
A silent deconstruction of routine,
just for today,
as we patiently wait for time to move us along,
from this closeted pause.
• Clare Phillips-Barton is a mother of two, living and writing in the Northamptonshire countryside.
