Hurt

Hurt

Glacial blue light fills the room
reflects
defines
bare floorboards,
smooth and hard with wear,
scrubbed walls,
unadorned.

The room is cold and empty
and the long fine needles of blue light
stab a lone figure
kneeling
still
serene maybe.
No?
From where you stand
you just can't see
slow motion tears
soaking the floorboards.

Judith Morgan