I waited for the bus
I shaked when it approached
Thoughts raced inside my head say
“I can do this”
The bus stopped
I breathed in
Got on, flashed my bus pass
No exchange of words
Sat on the nearest available seat
Breathed in again
Glanced out of the window
Recognised the bus journey landmarks
As the bus passed
After five stops
I pressed the bell
The bus stopped
I got up
Wanted to say “Thank you”
But couldn’t get the words out
I breathed in
First bus journey
In five years
I smiled
Safoora collects a handmade hardback book
She will be presented with this at the House of Lords on the 1st May 2013
Congratulations from all of us at !!
Her work will feature in The Yellow Book going nationwide
Selected Poetry Entries for The Yellow Book please click the titles to view:
- I Feel Life – Ella Zellaby – Rochester Kent
- This World – Stephanie Rose – Bo’ness Scotland
- Lift Your Voice – David Holloway – Bedford
- Mirror – Saiqa Parveen – Halifax
- With Good Mental Health – Anne Broadbent – West Yorkshire
- Meandering – Peter McGrath – Essex
- Senses – Jade Tullet – Berkshire
- The Wren – Ian Curtress – Cheltenham
- Recovery – Lesley Burt – Dorset
- A Home in my Head – Karen Mason – Surrey
- Freedom is Ours – Gemma Rose – East Sussex
- Beauty – Debee Ebeneezer – Nottingham
- It is Ok – Suzanne Bate – Liverpool
- Happiness is Gratitude – Lisa Barry – Rhondda Cynon Taft
- I’ve Changed – Louise Gillett – Christchurch Dorset
- Sunny Side Up – Karim Harvey – London
- Proud to be me – Denise Claxton – Essex
- Daylight after Rain – John Campbell – London
- I Can See The Colour and I Can Feel The Sun – Elizabeth Aldous – Luton
- Free To Be Me – Diana Hayes – Abergavenny
- Bus Journey – Safoora Masood – Halifax
- There Once Was a Young Girl From Wales – Katy Young – Flintshire
- See the Flowers Beneath Your Feet – Anonymous
- I Know – Kauser Parveen – Halifax
Congratulations from all of us at !!
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