Then I Started To Laughed Poem by D Loveday Morris

Then I Started To Laugh

Today I spent time on the phone
We laughed and chatted in various tones
Sometimes I was lying in supine
His voice touched deeply; sending chills to my spine
I thought, this is quite a rare thing
And then he started to sing
He went further and did one more thing
So I decided to pinch my skin- ouch!
That felt sore!
Was I was really chit chatting with the king?

I rolled over on my side
My eyes popped open, tin can wide
Everything that he said
Was better than anything I had ever read
He said, loving you has been a lifetime journey
I have a plan for us- call it destiny
Will you please marry me?
All that I have is yours if you agree
No rush; if you feel you aren't ready
I'm prepared to wait an eternity
No matter, no matter where,
When you're ready; call me, I'll be there
I've embraced all of you
Hope's and fears too

I'll bathe you with happiness and you'll have no more need for tears
Just call me when you're ready. I'll be there
There is nothing too mammoth a task
Anything, just ask
I will defrock my divinity
To gift you with immortality
Yet I'm willing to wait and will do so patiently
Until you feel you're ready
No rush; take all the time you need

As I got off the phone,
I no longer felt alone,
I opened my eyes, dazed at first then I started to laugh
When I realized I was still in Sabbath School class

D. Loveday Morris

An Extract from the Diary of a Jamaican Critical Care Nurse Living and Working in the UK