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| Holly Webb - Labels
I see that word hovering at the edge of your sentence, Cautious. Hesitant. Avoiding my gaze. The label you need to fit me into your catalogue of friends,
Yet, as I look at you now you don’t seem transparent, The red in your embarrassed cheeks. The hazel in your averted eyes. The only things white here are your half-bitten fingernails.
I see that word trembling on the tip of your tongue, Curious. Reluctant. Uneasiness growing. The label that makes perfect sense in your sheltered life, Half-caste.
Yet, as I look at you now you don’t seem double whatever I am Two legs that keep me walking proud. Two eyes that stare back at your darting pupils. The only things half here are your half-witted questions.
Labels do not simplify, they complicate. We cannot always tick one box. I do not have a category where I place my friends, Just a loving jumble of good times and loose ends.
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