Poetic Letters #008

Do you know what's better than poetry? Living a life that makes you want to write it!

Hi,

this letter has been harder to write mostly because I decided to share my thoughts on a poem I wrote that talks about what I believe to be some challenges our society faces.

I wrote that poem, Inside, around two years ago and reading it now I had to understand what was still important in there for me.

I rewrote what I think about it three times before getting to something meaningful for me right now, and now I feel I got the point I was caring to share.

Hope you enjoy it.

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What you’ll find in this letter

• Photography drop

• Poetry selection + exclusive poem Inside

• Music pick

• [SUBSCRIBERS-ONLY] About the poem Inside

• [SUBSCRIBERS-ONLY] Personal letter to subscribers

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Photography

October 2021 | ILFORD HP5

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Poetry

A couple of poems from the book and an exclusive poem of which I will share some thoughts about. Find them after the music section.

~ Simple ~

There’s not only one way
For you to feel good
And get rid of that pain

“It can’t be that simple”
I heard you say

But what if I told you
That simple isn’t quite
You have to do one thing
But do it right

Stop looking at others
For what’s wrong and what’s right
Just forgive yourself
Love your darkness and light 

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~ All My Flaws ~

Here I am
With all my flaws
Some are real
Some are just roles

I told you I was changing
For I was imperfect
But that was a lie
That made you suspect

You told me I was perfect
But I didn’t hear
We all have our defects
We all need to heal

But if healing is accepting
Our own nature
Then accepting is loving
Each other’s flavours

So here I am
With all my flaws
I showed you mine
Will you show me yours?

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~ Inside ~

We fell asleep 
In everyday life
Trying to play chess 
With a pair of dice

Content not with our joys 
But with our fears
Believing we had control 
We ended up in tears

Now locked 
In this strange place 
We call home

All the games
All the noise
We just feel alone

Looking for reasons 
For this to not be our fault
How long will we survive 
In this new default

But what we don’t see 
Is the why
We keep fighting for certainty
But change 
Is the only certainty in life

We’re living an emergency
But the crisis is in our mind
We can change everything
All we need is inside

Read more about this poem below the song section 👇

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Song pick

This is titled “Someday”… I stopped using that word.

Enjoy the listening.

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About the poem Inside

I wrote this poem during the first year of covid lockdowns across the world. I was lucky enough to be in Bali and not be affected by these regulations too much.

Nonetheless, I was surely influenced by what was going on in the world.

So what is this poem about? Reading it again today, I have to reflect on it with fresh eyes.

One thing is about control. How individually and as a (western) society we use so many resources and energy to keep things under control.

Of course, chaos can bring disruptions and maybe even danger, so we want to avoid that. And yet, no matter what we do, there can always be something that will change our plans.

All the effort to work towards what we expected to get and then, nothing.

This wouldn’t even be a problem if we enjoyed the journey of putting in the effort, no matter the results.

The question is: have you enjoyed yours? Do you enjoy it now?