a song you can’t unsing
By Lucy Norton
Published 1 January 2021
same colour as ruin
as in take them from home
as in run songline to dust
same colour as ochre
as in deep within marrow
as in tied to umbilical
same colour as ocean
as in expanse to anchor
as in whisper to shore
same colour as silence
as in connective tissue
as in language body
same colour as sacred
as in name only you know
as in calling from bone
as in never going away again
as in never being taken
as in returning
to you
Think of a dream you once had, and couldn’t shake. Write a poem as if it were a memory.
Lucy Norton
#30in30 writing prompt
Poetry is a language, a vessel, a channel from which our expression is birthed.
To me, poems are living, breathing beings. They come from the same place that our spirit does, you know? Our human bodies, brains and hearts, are like transmitters receiving whatever pours through the channel.
I believe that's why when you read a poem that resonates with you, it is felt somewhere deeper than your body. It is a remembrance. The expression itself is ancient, and continuous, neverending.
Our ancestors knew that telling story was a part of the life force that sustains us. We all have a voice, we all have stories, and they all are significant. They are both personal and collective.
I love that poetry can be a vehicle to share parts of us which we have been taught to hide away. I think there is so much to be gained in allowing others to see us in that way, and find that it’s a perfect medium to let our guards down a little.
When walls come down, there is room and space for wonderful things to be let in.
Lucy Norton
#30in30 #PoetryMonth
