wintering
gathering my eight lives –
the bridge, my balcony
burying my eight lives –
the tunnel, my stairwell
guarding my eight lives –
the road, my roof
remembering my eight lives –
the tightrope, my window
Michael Loveday lives in Southwest Hertfordshire and teaches adults in lifelong education. His pamphlet He Said / She Said was published in 2011 by HappenStance Press.