i pretend
i am hearing
a conversation
face to face
so that
in its turn
my explanation
has credibility
about this thing
i have
for brevity
and the request
by editors
for more meat
more substance
prefer situations
concreted
for reader pleasure
with
extended metaphoric moments
that deliver
life’s complexities
obliquely
palatably
fully
but my inclination
remains with
the concise
the succinct
the glimpse
because
that is how the light falls
in this domain
in my allocation

First published at ‘Wattletales’ by Lindy Warrell, March 2021
Finally, A Beginning by Geoffrey Aitken ~ wattletales.com.au