Award-Winning spoken word artist, Cat Hepburn, wrote and performed this poem exploring everyday ‘missed connections’ for Folded. Music by Hannah Rose Kessler.
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“Connection” by Cat Hepburn
You approached me
And we
Had a connection
Your eye contact
Reflected that
Your face was
Perfection
Like it had been sculpted by hand
Or created with precision
By a 3D printer
You were fit
Your hotness made me trip
Over my sentences
Forgot all of my senses
Ignore the consequences
of unashamed flirting
We were attraction
Like two magnets
A force bigger than us
Had brought us together
In this park
Indivisible
It was so cold
That my breath was visible
And as I tried to
Hide my shyness
My words
curved around the sides
Of my teeth
And under my tongue
Like scared toddlers
Clinging onto
Their mum’s legs
Anyway I answered your question
gave you directions
“It’s that way to the station”
And then you said ‘cheers’
And walked away
Pretty quickly
Artist website: cathepburn.co.uk/
Instagram: @cathepburnwrite