‘Better Days’ by Henry Normal

‘Better Days’ by Henry Normal

Midwinter we yearn for spring
Midnight we look to the dawn
We hope for better days

We make plans for when we are stronger
When infection has passed
When the fracture has healed

We ready ourself for the longest of roads
We study to stand in good stead
We strive so at some stage we can rest

And even on the sunniest day
We prepare for the coming storm

We bide our time
We watch our step
We correct our course

We pray for someone or something to take us somewhere
Somewhere better
We spend our whole lives searching for better days

And when we look back
There they were

We are the someone we prayed for
We are the something
This is the somewhere better

These are the better days
These are the better days

Henry Normal read this poem as part of his ‘Henry Normal: A Normal…” BBC Radio 4 series in the episode ‘Home‘ broadcast on 21.12.22.