This Moment

Sunlight through leaves throws dappled shadows on the wall;
the telephone sighs to rest in its cradle, shifts to get comfortable;
fish defrosts on the work-top, drips pensively onto the plate;
the cat turns, skirts an unseen obstacle, starts to wash its ears;
I call a rushed good-bye while thinking of something else:
the un-hung washing, un-paid bill, un-lived dream,
headlights which raked the ceiling of my childhood room.