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Sammy Hickson

Sammy Hickson was the winner of the best lyric poem in the NZ Post National Secondary Schools poetry awards in 2009.

The Middleton Grange student won the prize in the first year that the competition was opened up to Year 11 classes. Her poem has been set to music by Jason Kerrison of Op Shop with Sammy playing flute and singing backing vocals. Get the MP3.

Read our interview with Sammy

By Sammy Hickson

1.

You think you’re standing on your head

Because everything is upside-down

Lights are flashing, always red

Can’t lift your ugly frown

Chorus

You’re trying to set a bar you can’t limbo

Hurdles that you can’t jump

Run a race you can’t finish

You’ve been worn down like a rock by the tide

2.

You’re walking in the circle of confusion

Every step is one closer to where you started

You take a step away and it follows you

Its voice echoes in your steps

Chorus

There’s no use being on the beach at sundown

If you can’t see the sunset

There’s no use being under water

If you’re drowning

3.

You’re trapped by a box

You think you can’t escape

But the secret is the door’s wide open

You just can’t see it

 

August 2009