Focus by Silpa Anand S

Focus

Silpa Anand S

My four year old Complains of toothache. The infection has reached the gums A root canal and a couple of fillings will do Focus on brushing and washing…it will help I focus at the reproach (unintended) In the doctor’s eyes.

Eyes focus on me Searching my unfocused ramblings Focus, I tell the class Focus on your reading… My mind focus On the dust coating my bookshelf.

Focus your thoughts Relax your brain, says my therapist. I focus on My miss spelt words The vocabulary box that has sealed itself on me. My memory mirror, once very focused Now giving me unfocused images The infection focusing on my brain.

Then ? What happened then? My focus reels back To the voice of the child His focus enviably sharp I try, desperately, to focus on the bed time tale.