Rituals

The daily winding of my late father’s
silver pocket watch
who was never late for anything ..
And of course,
the constant thumbing of loose
change, while watching
her practice Tai Chi in the garden
and the covert
pelvic floor muscle exercises in
the bedroom, which
gave purpose and made her feel
special and wanted ..
While I try to rid myself of the fear
of performing
a new embu, in public, or reading
one of my poems
out loud, at the bar while listening
to BBC news on
the telly and then taking porridge
for breakfast ..
Unless on vacation, in which case,
let’s make it
full English, with real Danish Bacon ..