The percussionist plays a tune on strings cut loose from a sinking line Who said beats were intended to be even or same Red hot streams curdle through pathways linked back to pounding sensations Let him play a tune such as you've never heard, read or seen And when he's done, summon his gait, his … Continue reading Rocket Ship ~ SM
Pink hat on I dance through the fields chasing buttterflies flitting off trees The wind lifts my pigtails and slaps my ears My smile wide, spread gleefully across my cheeks Blue hat on "People won't like this thing that you do The world is small, I keep hearing about you. Be sensible, be smart. Quit … Continue reading Hats Of Many Colours ~ SM
Sitting on the edge of day and last rays She clings to the strings of her paper kite Tighter in the nooks and crannies she kneels Not quite loud but still she speaks At night she counts the stars alight Matching each twinkle to the shine in her eyes Her heart is soothed when waves … Continue reading Lost girl ~ SM
Dear G, A lot has been said recently (and will be said over the coming days and years) about girls and rape culture and sexual harassment. As a woman, I’m furious when my basic choices (from clothing to how I walk and speak!) are questioned and communicated as being accountable for another person’s lecherous behaviour. … Continue reading A Letter To My Daughter: A brief look at some men you’ll meet in life…
Dear Ram-shackled barn, Your fear of the thunder storm must run deep It came and rapped at your shutters And yet you held firm till it passed Still, you stood A month went by and you believed the worst had passed But clouds gathered and with them your fear grew Darker it became as the … Continue reading Poem: “Letter To Time” ~ SM
The ledge I mount as the crowd roars loud From underneath me, my stand kicked swiftly My world should have gone blank before me As I waited for peace to fall on me Rope came undone and I fell to the ground Bewildered I wait, they will surely pounce Shocked I lift my eyes and … Continue reading The Bakers’ Girl Pt. 2 ~ SM
I ran through the streets Tears streaming down Working hard to hide my disgrace I knocked at the Baker’s door Many a time I had sought help here He opened the door a crack Looked at me and dutifully snapped “I have no space for you here” Disbelief registered clear No choice did I have … Continue reading The Bakers’ Girl, Pt. 1 ~ SM
Here within a winter's horizon Meted calamities break the dawn Long daggers and pronged spears Double edged renditions Cogently charged to press on ingrained iniquities A lengthened penance Timed over three scores Unflinchingly still We stay sitting On the frontline Till darkness illuminates itself ~SM~
Teach me love I say And you say Love is sight Love is seeing beyond the visible Deep into the pits of self and soul Past barricades built from hurts of old To a person within that's hardly grown I'll teach you Love Love is the perfection of touch It's the hand lightly placed on … Continue reading Sensing Love ~ SM
Mama told me you would be beautiful even before you were born Mama told me She dreamt of your eyes, that they sparkled like diamonds; Eyes that led all you would encounter deep into your soul, seeking to understand all that you could know. Mama told me She could hear the bubble of your laughter, … Continue reading Mama ~ SM 27.02.17
Words Become Me 