friends gather
and it’s evening.
he greets the guests with
schizophrenic mumbles
pleasantries exchanged -
‘so far so good,’ he thinks.
connection!
check the moment.
activation!
intellectual copulation, and
randomly the thoughts fall -
and bounce!
‘correct numbers’,
tonight …
and lucid thoughts become
winning words.
communication though?
sapped of energy
and the night’s work done,
he in the best of form –
but reflects …
until the next dinner,
and the next draw!
First published in ‘Poems & Photography 2016’ Schizophrenia Fellowship, NSW