Bearing in mind what the wee ones have been through in the last few years, lets make sure they are well balanced, safe and happy. Lets ensure we acknowledge them and how important they are to us as we struggle to home school, whilst working from home.

As a kid, like many, I was bullied which impacted on my Mental Health along with a good few other challenges. Found a wee Sanctuary during the period, before I unashamedly dealt with the perpetrator head on. Consequences.

I miss those trees.

Sanctuary

Its 1970s Ayrshire, the jannie rings a school bell,

skipping along the corridor, it must be after 3

Running out of the gate, escaping from this hell,

along to the woodland covered loch, to find that sanctuary

Climb a tree or 2, hurt my pride,

graze ma elbow and ultimately skin ma knee

All to be sat astride a beast of a branch,

reaching out for a direction more heavenly

Ripping clothes on each decline, well more of a fall,

in my search, I can’t help it

Draped in natures fall and covered in bark and moss,

legs are bruised and skelpit

Now aloft, ma safe space in the air,

no playground bully, among these autumn leaves

Staring at the clouds, watching birds afloat,

is when I really begin to breathe

No one in sight, less peopley for me,

clear mind, torment has been evicted

It’s a good day, today, a good day today,

the blood dripping from my legs, is merely self-inflicted

R G Robb 2021

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