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Under a lamplight
Sublime,
Far out I have come
From the shattering of universe
Leaving stars pelleted to stubborn grounds.
Screeching like brakes, ready to dismantle
To be replaced.
An unsettling scene unfurling, louder than a possessed stampede
Gushing, the dam will soon break: no holding on
I free fall, the lungs crash out like dead kippers
Lichen embraces me, after centuries of living in soggy peats.
It will grow, flesh revives,
Like the birth of a new eastern sun,
The sky’s ribbon blue will wrap its hands
around my waist, as I dance daringly
Chanting, ’liberated body—swing’
You are no longer a colonised island.
Arched trees sprinkle blessings,
as confetti fills the air in jubilation.
A small fracture beams light
Through a veiled canopy
Where, did she go?
Sublime.
First Published by Pure Slush, “The Beautifullest”, Vol.17 anthology, Australia, 2020
Sheena Hussain
Sheena Hussain is an emerging poet from Bradford, West Yorkshire. Her route to poetry was a cancer diagnosis, she has since left a legal career and now writes poetry, essays & blogs Her debut collection "Memories of A Poet, My Road, My Recovery" was self-published in 2018. She is the founder of a grassroots poetry competition for children called Poem:99, now in its third year. A recipient of Bradford’s Inspirational Women’s Award 2020. She has been published by Pure Slush, Truth Serum Press, AnotherNorth.org and Porridge Magazine. You can find her at www.poetrybysheenapoetrybyname.com and @poetrybysheena