Mother do you think

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The grumpy wasp

By Robert Woolf

Mother do you think
A few weeks ago, I had a vivid dream about my Dad who passed away in 2022. I stayed awake for hours afterwards, questioning what it all meant. In the dream, Dad refused to help me in a life-or-death situation. This would have been completely out of character for him, obviously. The dream made me question though whether Dad truly gave me his full attention. Honestly, I don’t think he did, he wasn’t able to. Finding the words to express my relationship with Dad is difficult but, in a word, I'd say he was disinterested.…

June 22, 2024

The bee in the jar

By Robert Woolf

Mother do you think
The poor bee has become trapped in her jar. Bouncing off invisible walls, the flowers outside are still visible but she can no longer smell them. Poor bee is safe in her surroundings. The poor bee struggles to empathise with the busy bees fraternizing and gallivanting from flower to flower. But her achievements outweigh theirs. Poor bee has lived a…