Keeks Mc's Poems
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| Keeks Mc is a Scots leid (language) poet. She was born in Glasgow, Scotland and has lived there all her life. She has a MA from the University of Glasgow and is passionate about gender and race equality and women's and minority rights in all areas of life. She loves travelling, meeting people and her hobbies, as well as poetry, include reading, singing and fitness. |
Retrogradin
Retrograde saison is wi us agin
Stertin wi months o Saturn
drivin its Karma bus
a oer oor lifes
Noo, Ah've nae bin perfec
thase last years
an Ah'll tak whit's comin tae me
but Ah've awriddy tried tae mak mends
an it's costit me
near awthin I haed
Ah'm dreidin whit mair
Saturn's boogie bus kin want
An in a few days it'll be jynt
by Mercur retrogradin in Gemini
that'll lead tae miscommunication
wi some guid auld confuision thrown in
Tae say Ah cannae wait
wid be an unnerstatement
Let's howp the big bluid muin
feshes the clearin, turnin
an evolution it's meant tae
tae subvene the raivel
Translation
Retrograde season is with us again
Starting with months of Saturn
driving its Karma Bus
all over our lives
Now, I've not been perfect
these last years
and I'll take what's coming to me
but I've already tried to make amends
and it's cost me
nearly everything I had
and I'm dreading what more
Saturn's boogie bus can want
And in a few days it'll be joined
by Mercury retrograding in Gemini
That'll lead to miscommunication
with some good old confusion thrown in
To say I can't wait
would be an understatement
Let's hope the big blood moon
brings the clearing, turning
and evolution it's meant to
to help through the chaos
Ballachulish
Sittin luikin at the Sey Loch Leven
fae ma BanB
surroondit by bonnie bens an braes
Ah dinnae ken the name o
fur ma first post-lockdoon twa trip
Ah feel a wee bit o flocht stert tae lift
Ah wunner hou much o ma life
Ah parrie wirryin
fu o hert's care
oer stuff that hasnae
an mey ne'er befaw me
or onywan else
Ah dunno hou I leart
that wirryin wis necessar
tae forfend the ills occurrin
but it nids tae be somethin ah unlear
an quick
Translation
Ballachulish
Sitting looking at the sea Loch Leven
from my B and B
surrounded by pretty hills and mountains
I don't know the name of
for my first post lockdown two trip
I feel a wee bit of stress start to lift
I wonder how much of my life
I waste worrying
full of anxiety
over stuff that hasn't
and may never befall me
or anyone else
I don't know why I learned
that worrying was necessary
to prevent bad things happening
but it needs to be something I unlearn
and quick
Tae Awn
Thare's nocht oan this Erd Ah hae pouer oer
ither than ma ain bouk an mynd
Ah cannae credit the conceit fowk hae
tae ween that ither beins belang tae tham
Whan ye sey it alood
it soonds like Ah'm talkin o ill-uisers
An aye, thay're the wurst
but e'en fowk wi nocht but guid mynt think it
"Yer mines" tae the guidman, wifie, neebour
The cairds that lat licht "Ahm yours"
Or paurents "Ah makkit ye, sae ye'll obtemper me"
Naw.
Weans hae thair ain wey tae mak
no whit ye cry fur tham
Gie tham eddication tae mak guid wales
an staun by tham whan thay nid it
Tae marrae is tae hae fere
Respect the ither maks a deceesion tae be thare
an treat tham wi luve, tent an unnerstaundin
No prescrivin an jealousy
Yer naebody's maister
Translation
To Own
There's nothing on Earth I have power over
other than my body and mind
I can't believe the audacity people have to think that other beings belong to them
When you say it out aloud it sounds like I'm talking of abusers
And yes they're the worst but even folk with nothing but good intentions think it
"You're mine" to the husband, wife or partner
The cards that declare "I'm yours"
Or parents "I made you so obey me"
No.
Children have their own way to make, not what you decide for them
Give them education to make good choices and stand by them when they need it
To form a partnership is to have companionship
Respect that the other makes a decision to be there and treat them with love, attention and understanding
Not rules and jealousy
You're nobody's master
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