Please don’t ask me how I am
My heart is aching and I’m dog tired
Yet I would not wish to be anywhere else
Than here sitting quietly alongside.
We won’t do phones, we won’t ring out
It takes energy to explain what’s in our heads
If you call we may not answer the door
So please understand and write instead.
A card or note can be read aloud
It passes the time and we can think of you
We’ll celebrate fabulous times gone by
And hope that by writing you will too.
Come only if you will be of use,
Don’t patronise us with too many words
Pray if you want to, keep us in your thoughts if you can
Just please don’t ask me how I am.
Jo Hansen 