Hidden Stories

HIDDEN STORIES--

These two poems, written by one of our NF members, were broadcasted on live radio in the summer of 2020 as part of the Hidden Stories writing contest.

The contest, hosted by LifeFM, was open in March 2020 to all migrants living in Ireland at that time.

LONELY                     by Christina Donaldson

She stared out the window.

Bustling streets, busy feet,

voices lost in the wind.

Busy feet of busy people.

Moving cars, honking.

She, alone.

Her heart pounding,

mind taking flight.

It was as if this had all been created

just for her.

How could she be lonely?

This window of light had granted her the world.

WORDS                        by Christina Donaldson

Words flowed from her mouth like ribbons.

They had been wound

in a ball of confusion,

kept deep within her -

a web of chaos.

For years they had clung to her.

Stuck.

Stubborn, unyielding.

Letting go would be too much.

And now finally their time had come,

they rolled up and out,

off her tongue,

free to expand in the wild,

where they longed to be.

Out they flew, and she,

now furlongs lighter, flew too.