Dear Somebody
Thank you for your concern
But no I do not wish to go to your dinner party
I am sure the food would be nice
And the music bearable
And the conversation intermittently amusing
(If you like that sort of thing)

But I would be an awful guest
I would be constantly looking at my watch
Thinking of a film I want to watch later
A poem I need to write
And some ungainly food I want to snack on guiltily
I want to look at my posters and think about the past, the future all rolled up into one.

I used to be pretty good at this social dance
At listening and smiling
and staying ever present
But now
I just feel I have earned my special brand of silence
And by the by
I have not given up on the entire human race
There a few good souls that I adore
And shall always be there , when they call

And you
You are very kind and thank you for thinking of me
But I am happy here and not so happy there
I belong here, in my room of ideas
thinking of one on one communications
In that third world between

And I know you will light up the place
Natural centre of the night
And for me that’s enough

Love
M