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16 October 2014
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Stephanie Conn

Stephanie is originally from Newtownards, Co. Down but now lives with her family in County Antrim. She has taken a break from full-time teaching to spend more time with her young daughters and concentrate on her writing. She has been published in β€˜Speech Therapyβ€˜.

Hide and Seek by Stephanie Conn


It loves to play β€˜ hide and seek ' , my soul.

Concealing itself in the shadows of my waking dreams.

It hides in the judgements of others and in their rules,

It lingers behind me as I walk their paths and not my own.

It hides in my busy days and the comfort of routine.

It waits behind the barriers of the past, the perceived wrong-doings, celebrated β€˜ rights ' .

It hides in my nervousness and in my confidence,

In my children, and my mind.

It hides in my selflessness and selfishness,

In my smiling, nodding agreement -

Until,

Fed up with this indifferent seeker,

It jumps from its hiding place, hands on hips and yells,

Here I Am!


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