Pause

short poem about the value of pause

Pause



Ignore the breathless moment of a childbirth, that
Painful clothing of a soul, all looking on will pause. Or clevered,
Empty minded seconds stolen, coping patient parents
Ignore that endless day of children without limits. The

Trickles of saliva that spell blank spot, please
Excuse the man who, first forced on medication or chemical
Straight jacket or restraints, with silenced thoughts,
In mental fog or padded room finds pause.

Dismiss the convict doing time. Forced to consider on,
Pause is found, a stop of thought beyond
Tough cotton clothes or metal bunk or prison cell or
Weight of earth or black-cloth future.

Ignore oh, please please ignore the
Dead shell, features, face or figure that
Rags, were clothing of a soul that
Patient without limits has found pause.

Hans Lillegard