The TV and Xbox are quiet
no more Elves fighting Dwarves
or befriending them
The hall way is full of scattered trainers, coats
and, strangely, various hats
cowboy, trilby, tiger, Nessie
Crowded into the room above
they laugh and whisper
thinking they are silent
Sleep eludes us all………
Copyright © 2020 Kim Whysall-Hammond
Ah, the days when the house was crowded with teenagers….