Returned to a cat-fight kitchen, cat <br />debris covering everything, mud <br />clods in the house, our brave dogs <br />scared off burglars, iron bars <br />opened with wrenches <br /> <br />Visited police, got a case number; <br />received Psalms and the New Testa- <br />ment as a gift; scrubbing floors and <br />kitchen tops, singing while I work, <br />burglar bars welded back <br /> <br />Sharp spikes welded to gate, washing hung, <br />rain, groceries, chaos, running to and fro, <br />folding clothes, feet burning, fatigue, con- <br />fusion in my head - what is the next step – <br />the day is not over yet <br /> <br />Dinner to be prepared, I need a rest, dreaming <br />is best, where is my heroine, what is she doing, <br />I need to switch off, rest body and soul before <br />continuing; such a very long day, have to <br />send my mind somewhere else <br /> <br />Far away from domestic life…<br /><br />Margaret Alice<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/mind-somewhere-else/
