Counting fingers

by Tommy Carroll

Monday 27th June 2022 2:55 pm

 

Shall I count

my friends? -

use my memory

or my fingers?  -

 

when looking

in the mirror

do their smiles

smile back? -

 

when wiping cutlery

does the weight

of near

forgotten voices

hang heavy? -

 

or do they shine

for me 

a laughing knowing gleam

of welcome? “

 

Words and image Tommy Carroll