Rush Not To Me Girl Poem by Fergal Dunne

I pulled my skin and it snapped back
The silver foil under cd rack.
The phone already off the hook
Distant beeping made me look.
“To kill a mocking bird” supports my bed
Smoke stained pages in my head.
The cards are stacked so I cut-deck
Some paperboy took it in the neck.
As time came forward then it fades
I wonder will this affect my grades.
The sun rose and pierced a glass
Yesterdays orange juice, I had to pass.
Creased rug under coffee table
Join the rush - don’t think I’m able.
Spin remote and make me better
T’s and B’s my substitute letter.
Vinyl loop and needle too
I come unstuck you are my glue.
Take me easy or not at all
Memories stagnate in my hall.
If I should sleep let me dream
And this time make me scream.
I took your ride on a golden ark
23 creatures and a blue aardvark.
So I thought I could dip and dab
Now I face a colder slab.
Memory loss my special art
But I’ve forgotten - “when did I start”?