I come from

​I come from the fens, the hills of fen edge, the black soil
From single only lonely child, inventing a brother
From small family, small times, small hopes
 
I come from Ol’ Blue Eyes, Nat King Cole, The Carpenters
Dancing parents, parties, Christmas day drinking
From farms and hunts and guns on Boxing day
 
I come from school choirs, G&S operettas, West End shows
Happy singing, scary stage, orchestra overtures
Memorising scores, where am I at this point? Enter stage left on cue
 
I come from learning to drive, loving to drive, hoping not to get caught
Smoking and more parties, bad boyfriends and best friends
Finding my sister at eighteen, my soul mate, the one who knows (knew) me best
 
I come from work life of chemical smells, benches and test tubes
From centrifuges, pipettes, slides
University Professors, company bosses, customer services 

​I come from foul smelling, aged, thick stage make up
‘Starters to stage, 5 mins’, exit stage left without a bear, dancing in unsuitable costumes
Smoking in green rooms, drinking in brown rooms, driving home late at night
 
I come from mostly music, hard and easy, joyful and sad
Richly engaging in churches, concert halls, pubs
Boats on the Cam, roofs at Edinburgh castle, Albert Hall with organ

I come from Home