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Writing - “Shape of Home” - 2018 - Poetry
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If I’m shaped by all my experiences, then why am I left feeling hollow? “Make space, make space!” They say. There’s more of them to home. Aren’t you lucky that I’m open? Open to receive and give and give. Why am I the space you occupy? Why am I the space to gather round, To sing your war songs, your silent cries. While I- Constantly swallow the gratitude of being the space you call home. Yet all I want to feel is home again To feel like I belong in my skin, again. In this mind, and soul,...
Writing - a birthday poem for Cayden
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A poem for my eldest son, Cayden, on his 14th birthday. A dedication to him and the waking up to adulthood and awareness.