Tuesday 16 April 2013

Belonging

A poem inspired by a midnight premier of the last Harry Potter film


Face flushed, warm blood pumping.
The pitter patter of fairy hands and feet run up and down,
up and down my spine and arms,
leaving dozens of little trailing whispers of tingly goose fleshed skin.
Laughter and smiles bubble and babble
out from between red and warm lips that
no longer hide teeth.
Dozens of lips all stretch
into grins akin to those all around.
Everyone is a mirrored image.
Together, a mass of warmth, belonging and excitement.
One lingering thought trails in the back of every mind.
Stamping  out awkward feelings of fear and doubt.
“I am not alone”
These words hang in a giant cloud
above every head,
a figurative speech bubble that no outsider
could see but everyone feels is there nonetheless.
Everyone is running loop de loops
on the same track
and it could not feel anymore fantastic.
This speech bubble thought
never far from these smiling lips
“I am not alone”

By Alissa Tsaparikos

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