Like a chess board..
Life…
Family.
May not be perfect
But
Everyone fits into a place.
You know who they are..
You know your relationship to them.
Their Expectations
Mam
Dad
Sister
Aunties
Uncles
Nieces
What if someone takes that board
Throws it high into the air.
You stand watching all of the pieces
Falling.
Landing this way and that.
Upside down.
Back to front.
You remain suspended.
Looking down at them.
Strangers.
Unrecognisable in their new roles.
Chess board no longer your life.
Family.
not yours
You no longer fit.
Totally confused. Head fucked.
another reality? parallel universe.
anxious, angry so very scared.
Floating fuzzy, stand outside your body.
stand and watch the chaos.
No one is who you thought they were.
Like a sick game of musical chairs.
Who are these strangers
Not family anymore
lies and deceit
A charade an elaborate false tapestry
Years to embroider
Minutes to unpick.
Davina McColl your a lier
Long lost families
Happy endings, smiling faces,
Loving mothers
Open doors big family reunions
Happy tears and welcoming arms.
Chess pieces that fall into place.
Not on this board.
