- Opinion
- 24 Apr 20
Imelda May – Letters From Home: Keep Safe, Stay In, Keep Going, Stay Sane
In the new Hot Press 'Stay Safe' Emergency Issue, Irish stars and cultural figures pen 'Letters From Home' – offering their personal takes on the COVID-19 crisis.
Stay
05.04.20
Wake eat breathe
wait watch sleep away the worry
connect without meeting
missing while seeing your face
on a screen the size of my hand
close the door Da
wash the food before
touching the hands
that are cracking like they did
when you painted school railings in the rain
keep safe stay in
keep going stay sane
relax, read, do the things
you’ve been meaning to do
shed the weight
you’ve been meaning to lose
but not the plot
keep that!
Plant potatoes, dance with the telly
drink the wine you were keeping for ‘good’
loosen the clothes
tighten the purse
yoga, piano, cooking
and nothing worse than a whiner
so smile and post that online too.
How about not knowing
what to do for a while
figure it out before
it all goes back to a before
we couldn’t keep up with
and keep the good bits
the laughing at ourselves
time with the kids and dog
and neighbours leaving stuff on the step
the bloody good excuse
for not paying the bills
no sweat about not getting dressed
hearing birds again
now the traffic has been turned down
singing songs like you did the first time
music to my ears
that I get from mam’s side
who I miss
while I wake, eat, breathe
wait, watch and sleep away the worry.
******
Read more Letters From Home in the new Hot Press 'Stay Safe' Emergency Issue – available to buy in shops and order online now.
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