Colouring Book

Colouring Book

Wherever I’ve stood.

Buttershaw, New Orleans, Basildon.

I’ve always looked for the people 

who knew truths. Not Gods, but folk

who could tell the story of the Blues.

I could speak of theirs and mine. 

But over time, I’ve reached a point 

where history only informs. It’s how 

and what we do next that matters. 

When we turn from blue to gold, perhaps.