Jackie Kay Poems (5 Poems)
That Distance Apart (Jackie Kay Poem)
I am only nineteen My whole life is changing Tonight I see her Shuttered eyes in my dreams I cannot pretend she’s never been My stitches pull and threaten to snap My own body a witness Leaking blood to sheets … Continue reading
Baby Lazarus (Jackie Kay Poem)
When I got home I went out into the garden Liking it when the frost bit My old brown boots And dug a hole the size of a baby And buried the clothes I’d bought anyway, just in case. A … Continue reading
The Mother Poem (two) (Jackie Kay Poem)
I always wanted to give birth Do that incredible natural thing That women do-I nearly broke down When I heard we couldn’t And then my man said to me Well there’s always adoption (we didn’t have test tubes and the … Continue reading
SOUND OF SLEAT (Jackie Kay Poem)
I always looked out at the world, And wondered if the world looked back at me, Standing on the edge of something, On my face- the wind from the cold sea. Across the waters were mirrors to see Faces that … Continue reading
Late Love (Jackie Kay Poem)
How they strut about, people in love, How tall they grow, pleased with themselves, Their hair, glossy, their skin shining. They don’t remember who they have been. How filmic they are just for this time. How important they’ve become – … Continue reading
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