Joanna Gilman Hyde

"Good Morning, World!"

DR BLAIR

The Hawk West Desk Window 8:30pm

I am married to a Very Important Person:

a Man with Whom People confer

telling Their deepest concerns

seeking guidance

medical attention

& moral advice

He’s been in This Position

for fifty years

& probably will be

for The Rest of His Life

SILVER SLUMP

Barrington Passage, NS 2:22pm

I’m sitting in a Doctor’s Office

One of The Safest Places

in The World

or is It?

Here I am given a little green pill

to ward off anxiety

about The World at Large

I have had My Talk

& My Walk

but continue to feel

a shadow

of uneasiness