Danger In The Night by Ruth Marler
Arts Richmond
Online - 20 June 2020
DANGER IN THE NIGHT
awake since 0230
I resort to Ovaltine
and whole-wheat bagels
the trip downstairs
fraught with danger
the landing light-bulb
exploded hours ago
as I retired to bed.
I left my slippers at the door
as a marker and reminder
that glass lay strewn across the floor
this night-time trip
to warm my milk
across the worn brown carpet
safe and warm beneath my feet
was undertaken in the dark
till I could reach a working light
and all the while
the broken bulb
lay cold and sharp
teeth agape
yearning for me to stray
by Ruth Marler
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