We have a bus stop in our coastal village<\/p>\n
Which is almost covered in undergrowth<\/p>\n
But it serves its purpose as an adequate shelter<\/p>\n
During the days of rain and cloud<\/p>\n
Tell me about the woman at the bus stop Anna<\/p>\n
There is not much to tell apart that she lives in the village<\/p>\n
With her partner and a dog in the green house by the fork<\/p>\n
She catches the ninety-three bus on most days<\/p>\n
And returns at about half past five<\/p>\n
Are you stalking her as you seem to know a lot<\/p>\n
I can see her as the bus stop is opposite our house<\/p>\n
But what do you find odd about her<\/p>\n
Nothing in particular as she mixes in the village life<\/p>\n
She and her partner attend church and help with the fetes<\/p>\n
But why is she different from lets say you and me<\/p>\n
It is what she does on the beach<\/p>\n
Pray tell<\/p>\n
Well like most of us she likes the beach<\/p>\n
And uses it for recreation when the days are warm<\/p>\n
But when the storms and high winds arrive<\/p>\n
She can often be found howling into the wind<\/p>\n
The woman screams at the clouds<\/p>\n
And throws pebbles into the sea savage air<\/p>\n
As if she is furious with life<\/p>\n
This is the same woman who bakes cakes<\/p>\n
For the bring and buy and other events<\/p>\n
Why do you think that does it<\/p>\n
Is she mad or heading for a breakdown<\/p>\n
Neither I think<\/p>\n
My view is that she must be able to see things that we cannot see<\/p>\n
The abyss you mean<\/p>\n
In a way yes but I do think that the elemental forces are in tune with her<\/p>\n
She is on the surface civilised like us all<\/p>\n
But she is a savage<\/p>\n
She has black blood<\/p>\n
I was only using this as a loose comparison Anna<\/p>\n
She is not destructive<\/p>\n
I agree but she can clearly see and feel the forces that we let pass us by<\/p>\n
What will become of her<\/p>\n
Nothing I hope but she will continue to howl at storms<\/p>\n
Like certain people howl as the full moon<\/p>\n
Do you think that we will ever go around howling<\/p>\n
Probably not as we are quite soft<\/p>\n
We can only guess at things<\/p>\n
Nature has given us a gentle hand<\/p>\n
Can we do anything<\/p>\n
There is no need to do anything<\/p>\n
She is just to be left alone at times<\/p>\n
As we cannot begin to understand what drives her<\/p>\n
If we are to do anything then we need to protect her<\/p>\n
As what she is seeing and feeling is beyond our thoughts<\/p>\n
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