'Here I Am' by Rosina Buck

Poem written & read by Rosina Buck, with original piano accompaniment written & performed by James Southwick.

Video by James Southwick.

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In Rosina's words - "A spoken word piece about my journey of recovery from alcohol and substance dependancy."

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Here I am
Stood at the top of this mountain
My feet sore from the climb

How many times I wanted to turn back
As the rocks crumbled beneath me
I wanted to give up and return to my old ways
To feel safe again.

Amongst the brambles and the spider webs, at least I knew how to be here

And even though my skin bled and my heart mourned for my dreams
I could still breath. Surely that was enough?

But the mountain beckoned
Each morning as I scrambled for the light
I could see her in the corner of my eye
In the distance, wrapped in cloud
I gazed up at her body, so tall and proud

Deep in my belly it began
As if God had crept inside of me with a message

Dig deeper
Prey harder
Go further
One foot in-front of the other

There will never be another you
Another body shaped exactly in this way
A voice echoed through the grey

With my pockets full of worries and my bone tired body, I somehow knew that the only way was up

So I left at midnight, I always preferred to travel with the moon
Even though I had fought with many monsters in the dark, I still found comfort in the shadows

The storms came and went, I spent day after day hiding in those caves at the foot of the mountain
Painting my dreams on upon the walls with my blood
In the hope that they would come and find me, remind me, and show me the way

One day I followed the river
I read the stars and I listened to the wind
I spoke to the reeds and I ran my fingers across bark
I sat in silence watching seeds pop open!
And as the dusk fell into my lap, I began to believe again

Here I am stood at the top of this mountain, my feet supported by the earth below

I no longer have to scramble for the light, my next breath is easy, my toes sink deeper

Here I am, stood at the top of this mountain, my steak firmly in the ground

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