Glorious Idea -

Call and repeat

Do you find it absurd?

To expect a response

When it’s your turn to talk

I can’t provide

A bench or sofa to recline

Soft furnishings feel hard

When the space is confined

I could spend at least a thousand hours

For every one you claimed to own

And I did, so many times

You thought I couldn’t see through any pose

But you guessed, you didn’t know

Here is what you want

Here is what you want

Were you ever told to pause

Before you say it all?

Take a breath and count to ten

And then assess what you had meant

Here is what you want

Here is what you want

Here is what you want

What you want —

A mirror and to stay looking down

Reflections all around

But you can’t see a thing

Just an image you’re not sure

If you want to exist

Here is what you want

You want all the chorus and applause

But you never performed

You were waiting to be called to the front

And recite all the glorious ideas

You had formed over time

Here is what you want

Here is what you want