Steve Denehan

A Rainy Evening in October

Unusually for you you were quiet didn’t say a word I said a few things not much told you that the house looked well though it was strange to see the gates closed

caught you up with family news the local goings on nothings and more nothings my daughter took over then the little girl who on the drive over had been worried unsure of what to say

she told you about her new teacher how it is so important for everyone to wash their hands and to use sanitiser afterward how she loves football now and how her teeth aren’t growing quite as quickly as expected

it was a strange visit different to those before and honestly I’m not sure if we will come again I’m not sure if you would want us to

as we were leaving the rain was falling hard though it was not cold and the cemetery gate creaked loudly behind us

Steve Denehan