Mending Words – a poem by Paul Attwell

Mending Words


The Universe whispers.
	      I obey.
	      	      Fresh beginnings, excitement.

	      Pages penned – 
	      	      trails of words to ease –
	      	      	      to reapportion facts, to heal

	      	      mind and soul. Letter folded, 
	      	      	      enveloped,
	      	      	      	      I briefly chanted.

	      Vibrations sent through space and time. 
	      	      These pages offered
	      	      	      to the universe	

to accept. Then, I burned bridges 
	      and scratched
	      	      a record into this stanza.

Paul Attwell lives in Richmond, London with his cat Pudsey. Paul received a Masters degree with the Open University a year ago. Paul is currently wading through biographies on Marcus Aurilius, Virgil, and Cleopatra.