Synkroniciti is stoked to welcome back creative force of nature Sarah Jane Justice from Australia with “Perfect,” a heartwarming video tribute to her daughter. Sarah Jane wrote and performed the poetry and music as well as editing personal footage to make a delightful short film. The combined effect is deeply moving, as music and spoken word swell and ebb, beautifully coordinated with visuals which will pull at your heart strings. We find ourselves floating in a bubble of wonder and gratitude. Sarah Jane speaks engagingly of the bond and sacrifices that come along with being an effective, loving mother. “Exchanging our life for the life we created, no taking it back, no regrets…” There are few joys as deep as seeing a child, no matter what challenges they face, be unabashedly and good-naturedly themself. Sarah Jane is an award-winning slam poet and does not disappoint with her percussive, rhythmic delivery, full of assonance and fricative music. The interplay between her spoken word performance and her musical composition is stunning as they counterpoint and complement each other.
Experience “Perfect” in Synkroniciti’s “Family” issue, available here: https://synkroniciti.com/the-magazine/purchase-individual-issues/. You may remember that Sarah Jane won our first short story contest back in 2021 with “Chlorine” in our “Present” issue.
Sarah Jane Justice is a multi-disciplinary writer and performer. Her poetry and short fiction have been published by outlets such as The Bombay Review, Capsule Stories, and Eerie River Publishing. She has won numerous awards in spoken word, including performing at the Sydney Opera House as a national finalist in the 2018 Australian Poetry Slam. She has also been nominated for a Pushcart Prize in short fiction, created an ekphrastic poetry/photography exhibition, and recorded two studio albums of original music.