TOM CONWAY
Autumn Years
WARRIOR ROBE I was invited to an exhibition called Messages from the HeART. It was a project created by Hope in the Heart, an organisation which is committed to helping and supporting people who are struggling with mental health and related issues. I was moved by many of the exhibits, particularly one which was anonymously presented and which focused on a 'warrior robe'. This was a physical robe (image below) which a friend of the exhibitor had made specifically for her. Visitors to the exhibition were invited to: "try on the robe, touch it, interact with it, enjoy it, strut, feel powerful, feel in control, you got this and... "you are bold and brave and strong"..
WARRIOR ROBE LYRICS I'm with you as you face the storm As you seek your truth Battered but not broken And I am here for you You can change things Yet a piece can be wrong You can be different And that piece can be gone Put on your warrior Robe Know that you are bold Put on your Warrior Robe And you can be free at last Promise you won’t always hurt You can rise again You won’t be frozen By all that fear an' shame You have the power Use that anger and that rage Accept it hold it lean in to it You will ease the pain Put on your warrior Robe Know that you are bold Put on your Warrior Robe And you can be free at last And through this pain See how far you’ve come Wisdom and kind words can fall Work is done When you feel you can't do this You're doin' it Sun will warm your face again That's the gift Put on your warrior Robe Know that you are bold Put on your Warrior Robe And you can be free at last