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I See No End To Travelling

from Homeless Bear by Jenny Hickinbotham’s Band

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Performed live at Make It Up Club

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I came over land
I came creating words of song
Giving voice to the land, the places
The people

I came over land
I came creating sculptural paintings
Giving voice to the dying, the discarded
Fragments of nature

I came over land
Bringing dogs, tent and trailer
Living a jagged story, sharp,
Lashing and diminishing

My mind.

I woke each morning
Fearful of the night time voices
Two mornings I called police
convinced he’d come, like Gabrielle

in devil’s garb, I met with a psychiatrist,
he affirmed my proposal of implanted thoughts,
facilitated by his evil inside voice
detailing my mental rape

Police assured me the abuser was
Thousands of kilometers away
My body breathed, I worked on my songs
my videos, I facilitated distance from the voice.

My mind and Mary’s

We comingle at rape. For 2000 years
Women have been silenced, as Mary
was silenced by ancient patriarchs
who used her body as an empty virgin vessel.

Mary like a Handmaid.

I drove everywhere, north, south, east
And west, looking for a rental home
I slept in my car, and I was strong,
Trying new means of survival

We had a concert to celebrate new works
I sang my songs, Annika played her
Synthesizers. Patrick danced his Cherry
we’re a full-on community now.

I slipped over and went to hospital
Strangers came to my aid, I learned
To trust them, keep in touch
They love caring for my lucky dogs.

Respite at Hampton House, a barn-like home
Of safety, security and 24 hour support
I learned to enjoy proximity, to share,
To trust my body and mind in company

I’m in my caravan now, with my dogs
I live my own life, that voice has impacted
my safety often, but people in the caravan
Park know, they keep me safe.

I’m strong, my emotional dependence has
dissipated, I know who hurt me, I’m beginning
To see my rights, the enduring truth of my story
my future in freedom and honour.

I wonder what Jesus thought,
His crusade to help the poor and needy,
Yet he couldn’t help his mother
The authentic hypocrisy of religion

credits

from Homeless Bear, released January 5, 2024
Written by Jenny Hickinbotham

Music performed live by Jenny Hickinbotham, Dale Gorfinkle, Roslyn Orlando & Darlene

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