3 Poems From The Unsayable Poem by Sheena Blackhall

When the Unexpected Happens
My heart turns to ice. I freeze the moment
I like to unwrap the unexpected, later, like a spider

I prefer the unexpected to make an appointment
It is as welcome as a descending chainsaw

Death is the one exception
My funeral's pre-paid. my passport's stamped

The Street Art Rap
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Last year seen in Aberdeen's Green
The Globel Brothers along with others
Bordalo II, and Leer are just two here
Reichardt, Dr. D, Zacharevic, Elki,
Hyuro, Milu another two on view
Talks, presentations for all generations
Correch, Phlegm, Snik, don't forget Nimi
It's a Revolution of the Ordinary
Craftivists working with Aberdeen schools
On archive material from the city's jewels
Aberdeen Inspired, is much admired
April's the date, to clear your slate
Local, national, international
Walking tours, workshops, murals street stops
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Once Upon a Time (2)
Once upon a time I believed in everything
I thought I was cock of the midden
Walked hand-in-hand with happiness

Life dropped its usual bombshells
I was collateral damage

Hope performed the Indian rope trick
Shinnied into the clouds and disappeared

My jewels were paste, delight was counterfeit
With each new pregnancy, my hips widened

I was a tree dropping apples
Bruised by unforgiving ground
Violet stains on their hearts

Love was water, cupped in the hand
Trickling away like sand