Overjoyed Actually

Imagine if one of those figures
was my Dad,
not a ghost,
but himself,
come back.

Not chair-bound.
Walking.
No pain.

I’d be pleased to see him again.
Very pleased.
Overjoyed actually.

Another could be my Mum,
alive once more
and with her dementia gone.

And the other two?
I don’t want to be greedy,
so one can be for you.

Yes, let us be very generous.
We must entrust the fourth
to a stranger.


Rather Lovely