Gemma-Karma Louise Tambling

Bric-a-Brack Gemma-Karma Louise Tambling

Bric-a-Brack,




not so dissimilar to the former




Bric-a-Brac.




My own version brought about




after my time spent




in Brackendale psych ward in 2015.




Tribulations like these




have laid the foundations




of this book.




My spine has long carried the belief




that I am housed by fragments




of little to no value,




the sum of my parts inessential,




like a table dressing up the bric-a-brac




in last attempts




before waste-claimed.




I am still scribing poetry




that desires to be more than a bruise,




a landmark of my experiences




exalted to the grandeur of healing.




I pray this journey that you take with me




will relight purpose,




so that you may meet comfortably




in the process




of your crawl spaces gracing light,




a refraction birthed by newfound faith.