Lucy’s Song

for Lucy Partington, murdered in 1973,
aged twenty-one years

Uncover my bones, long dead and clean,
The moon of my skull that gleams in the mire,
Hold me to your breast, carry me unseen

From this vile place, where I have been
Dismembered for years, a brutal lair,
Uncover my bones, long dead and clean.

Blood of my blood, this is no time to keen,
Work by the colour of the dawn air,
Hold me to your breast, carry me unseen.

From the mouth of hell, unthread my spine,
Rib cage, pelvis, sacrum, in order,
Uncover my bones, long dead and clean.

From a chest of oak, let goodness shine,
A jar of honey, music of a choir,
Hold me to your breast, carry me unseen.

Sister, my sister, your love is mine,
I move with you, the silence is clear,
Uncover my bones, long dead and clean,
Hold me to your breast, carry me unseen.


‘Lucy’s Song’ is included in the blue globe.