Poetry: My Forever.... Bum Boom Bum Boom Bum Boom

The rhythm is all around me

Bum Boom Bum Boom Bum Boom

Red walls or red blanket or red.... what?

Can't seem to discern the relevant words

In retelling this pre-language tale.

Bum Boom Bum Boom Bum Boom

I am here -

You are here -

We are here -

All is good -

We are safe -

There is love -

There is love -

There is love -

I hear what I now know are voices.

I feel what I now know are my mother's hands,

touching my red blanket home,

caressing my red blanket home,

my red blanket home touches and

caresses me.

My thumb in my mouth takes

that caress and translates it into

comfort -

bum boom bum boom bum boom.

all is well -

all is well -

all is well -

Love is here.

Love is here -

Love is here -

Poetry lived with me

in my mother's womb.

There was never a choice

there simply was:

love love love -

prelanguage notions

of poetry translated

by crayon three years later.

My mother copied letters with love

My little self copied straight lines and curves.

Bum Boom Bum Boom Bum Boom

Poetry has been my forever companion

Never leaves me.

Never chooses anyone else.

Caresses my neck when it is tight.

Covers me with a  blanket when my

feet are cold.

Bum Boom, Bum Boom, Bum Boom.....

-- Julie Jordan Scott

 

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Comments

[Ankit Sharma]

You have an amazing art of writing. The art i loved. And remembering the first poetry written is a joy in itself. And this joy is captured so beautifully.

Superb Writing :)

[Amy]

Oh, Julie, I love this! Yes, it is born into us - the rhythm, the comfort, the love of words... This is truly special.

[Aishah]

Thanks so much for stopping Julie! I speak Hindi./Urdu! That's what the poem is written in. Thank you so much for your kind words! Your poetry is amazing, it's very touching and so beautiful!

[Morgan Dragonwillow (@MDragonwillow)]

Wow... simply wow. I know that there are some that can remember from the womb but I can't, and that is probably for the best. Thank you so much for sharing this journey.

[Beth Camp]

This poem sets a wonderful vision of first awareness of life as well as love and poetry. I enjoyed the rhythm of bum boom bum boom. Lovely!

[Esther Spurrill Jones]

This gives me chills... in a very good way. Thank you for sharing.

[elleroy was here]

I love the rhythm of this Julie. it's so lyrical - "my red blanket home..." Really, really lovely.