The Dragon Sleeps 10
Dinner Party
People
with nothing to say
eat pleasant food
Glued to chairs
unnoticed they shift
uncomfortable positions
Men exchange views
their bored wives
have glassy eyes
Hidden yawns
sip-sip coffee
busy looks around the table
Someone picks a topic
every body joins
relieved
bla bla bla
chitteri chatteri
do do
afraid
of the next
gap
of silence
Growing up
The first time
climbing a shaky ladder
never ceasing agony
in the dark
to nowhere
The second time
lifted up
a flower
on white hands
to the fireball