#NaPoWriMo #Day27 #CareIsAChord #Tercet

 

Care is a chord 

First, take a breath as you enter,

survey the scene, scan for signs of progress.

Speak slowly; let her smile make you beam.

When she tells you she is a Christmas Carol,

nod, though she’s not quite sure of the year.

Raise an eyebrow as she tells the speech therapist she’s 20.

Reassure her it’s okay she removes her ears

to rest from the world; recovery is tiring work.

Stay until Dad arrives - care is a chord not a single note