Mum
Laying in the grass on a June summer day
arms above my head gazing at the sky
birds chirping and the smell of sweat and skin
my mind faiths away
memories
my mum is laying in the grass
holding me tight
gazing at the sky
birds are chirping
20 years ago
the smell of her sweaty skin
just as if it is crying
and it is all still there
the tree in the middle of the garden
where my father used to built us showers with the garden pipe
running through with laughter and wet dripping lashes
the little hut in the corner
the smell of wood and old metal tools
the strawberries near the terrasse
with the taste of my childhood
20 years ago and it is all still there
The clouds have changed, my face has too
the swing is gone
but there is a little child laying in the grass
with the smell of sweaty skin
just as if its crying
20 years later.
2018
Jana Siân Blume