This is not me...

[Hully]

This is not me that’s sitting here, a faceless shape before a screen
I am away on a photo shoot for some exotic magazine
My back is aching blissfully with gear I carried to this spot
And now I wait in silent prayer to capture that elusive shot
It nearly forms within the frame, a little focus now to see
…Will somebody answer that phone? – it is not mine, this is not me.

This is not me that trudges in at nine so he can leave at five
I am still asleep you see – its after twelve I come alive
I breakfast at my vista view, on tea and fruits and dark baguettes
The afternoon will be consumed with coffee, wine and cigarettes,
The finest thoughts occur to me while I am writing in my book
….It is not me that stops and shops and thinks about something to cook.

My evenings are at dinner parties where the greatest minds will meet
I do not feed the dogs or help the children with their homework sheet
Of course I keep a home in Florence, and another in ‘the isles’
It is not me that washes days of dishes that are stacked in piles
I follow seasons where I will, I swim a lot - and sometimes ski
…I do not count my working hours for flexi time – that is not me

I wonder what they think of me, those people who must work their day
In offices and other jobs that trade their lives for meagre pay
They sometimes ask me ‘how I am?’ - at least they sometimes think they do
For they are talking to the shell of someone that they never knew
How could they know the truth of it? – the blissful sweet reality?
I nod polite replies - rather, my body does – this is not me

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[r.magnay]

yeah Hully, I know what you mean, I feel the same when I am climbing around in dusty old ceilings...

[alongtimegone]

Shades of Walter Mitty ... I think we've all been to those places. I know I have. Nice one h.
Wazza

[Shelley Hansen]

Yes, I agree - I'm sure we all have those moments! Now that I'm retired, I'm still coming to terms with the wondrous privilege of filling my own time with some of the things that bring me pleasure

Cheers, Shelley

[Catherine Lee]

Great poem Hully - a clever write on a theme to which many can relate. Really enjoyed this.

[Heather]

Enjoyed the read hully.