Community worker
Wake too early, eyelids heavy
Thoughts scamper through my brain
Swallow coffee, splash some water
Catch bus then tube then train
I play back the message-tape, rummage the mail-stack
An assortment of circulars, bills
And letters requesting support or assistance
Tackling problems. The entrance-bell trills
I sign for delivery, setting the post-log
To a side - yet more paper's arrived
In boxes this time. I attend to what's urgent
Gulp more coffee until I've revived
Items piled up in my in-tray
Loads too much work to do
Colleague enters, back from meeting
He's looking haggard too
Savitri Hensman
This is a piece created for The London LGBTQ+ community centre's first zine. The spread is designed by Vivika Chugh, edited by Cherokee Seebalack, published by Common press threads.
This piece sits beside the poem written by community worker Savitri Hensman. It is about the daily life of a community worker.
About the centre-The London LGBTQ+ Community Centre is a sober, intersectional community centre and café where all LGBTQ+ people are welcome, supported, can build connections and can flourish. Their vision is for a more connected, belonging and thriving LGBTQ+ community in London.
