CALM, COUGH AND CARE
CALM, COUGH AND
CARE
By David Erdos
April 9th 2020
People
call and ask, ‘How’d you feel?’
But is
it actually the health of the head
They
refer to; the corrosive spirit that acids
And
alkalines too, the blurred brain?
The
health of the face sisters this
Even as
it sources contagion,
And yet
the mind as it splinters,
Cut from
full use, takes the pain.
I was
starting to worry, somewhat
What
with this daily reliance on poems,
On these
word grenades that contain me,
These
small flower casks that I throw
Across
the uneven air,
Hoping
that some will breathe with me,
While
each cough brings me closer
To a
corrupted day, darkness glows.
Perhaps
it is a signal, of sorts,
As we
try to define the occasion
Behind
what invites us to participate
soon
In the
end
Of what
we once thought of as our right
But which
has now truly left us.
Those
who cough alone can’t last longest.
Those
who cough alone can’t kiss friends.
I have
had a headcold for days
But now
I cough as I type this.
Is there
a line in my larynx that will write me
Into the
daily public tome of the ill?
My
temperature is becalmed
But
still, imagination trumps fiction.
As with
that word’s unfortunate reference,
Has
former reason sought to betray
All good
will? There are those who don’t care,
But to
those who do. My head loves you.
For
those who don’t, we’ll spit at you,
When
this is contained.
Feel
that outbreak of rage,
Fear
that spill.
David Erdos April 9th 2020
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David Erdos is an actor, writer, director with over 300 professional credits. He is a published poet, playwright, essayist and illustrator. He has lectured on all disciplines in theatre and film for leading performing arts colleges, schools and universities around the world. His books include EASY VERSES FOR DIFFICULT TIMES, THE SCAR ON THE CLOUD, OIL ON SILVER, NEWS FROM MARS, CHANGING PLACES WITH LIGHT (penniless press) and BYZANTIUM with the photographer Max Reeves. He is a contributing editor for The International Times and maker of documentaries all over the world. David’s work has been acclaimed by many leading figures including Harold Pinter, Heathcote Williams, Alan Moore, Andrew Kotting, Chris Petit and Iain Sinclair in whose recent book THE LAST LONDON, David features. He can be reached at David.erdos@sky.com.
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