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In The Castle Of My Skin By Rachael N. Collymore

30/11/2017

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Our members' Poem of the Month for November*
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In the castle of my skin
Oceans collide to meet the sea
Kissing the shoreline of time
I'm forever moving with the tide; its ebb & flow defines me
Like an immovable force the spirit within drives me;
Over the edge is limitless

In the castle of my skin
Worlds are endless
I draw outside the lines of conformity, smearing on mediocre's canvas, I paint.

For this skin is just my temporary home, for I exist -
Beyond this.
Among the trees and stars above
In the wind that whistles in your ear and in the melodies the birds sing.
I Am and I exist To Be...
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"​My writing process starts with some specific inspiration. Be it a thing, an event or an occurrence, once it captures me, the words and thoughts are formed. This particular piece was two-fold in that the title came first (usually I put a title after the poem is written). I read George Lamming's, In the Castle of My Skin many years ago - such an engaging read - but his title stayed with me. It's visual in its phrasing, but the weight of the phrase says so much more. So I wrote it down recently and began thinking about it and its significance to one's identity and the words came."

- Rachael N. Collymore

*covers submissions for the period Oct 20 to Nov 20
3 Comments
Gillian Viechweg
6/12/2017 12:20:49 am

Interesting and engaging. Beautiful piece. I appreciate your sharing your
motivation for the piece.

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Your awareness of 'skin' as temporary also extends to an awareness of "worlds are endless" It follows that U "exist to be". Non-conformist is who U are. Nicely penned.
22/1/2018 01:16:55 pm

Kasi (Oops!)

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Brittany H link
6/1/2021 02:54:26 am

Nice blog postt

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      • Collaboration with Culture House- WS80 and Unveiling of the 2015 GAPP Awards Logo
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