it is interesting
the way worry can develop
it can start small
a tiny tingle
in the dip of your throat
branching out into lungs
restricting breath
deepening into something more
or tap you on the shoulder
gently
so you almost miss it
before enveloping you in a fog
the kind you can get lost in
all consuming
overwhelming
it can be there
suddenly
dramatically
taking over all aspects of life
or it can exist subtly
underneath
almost impossible to decipher
but still recognisable
as what it is
Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021 at 10:56 PM UTC
disconnected
can barely feel skin
under fingertips of ice
and bones of lead
eyes that hide
under heavy lids
viewing life
through hazy focus
recollection is tricky
memories slip through
the holes of a sieve
a heartbeat felt throughout
all encompassing
Aug 3, 2021
Aug 3, 2021 at 9:56 PM UTC
few predicted a golden autumn pause
and
the return of a great irony
showed a in a life overlooked
if life longs for a charming
but
parasitic lifestyle,
unsustainable and damaging,
the planet will not mitigate the small things
growth will be put into deep freeze
to fight another day
and
a glimpse of existence will shake overnight
Jul 1, 2020
Jul 1, 2020 at 9:12 PM UTC
even the strange tenderness in brutality
could trigger
no going back
there are whispers rolling out
"inevitable changes should be spent bitter"
now,
wrangling more crushing control
(before delirium and mortal fear set in)
gives the most frightening air
Jul 1, 2020
Jul 1, 2020 at 9:09 PM UTC
common crowds hold swords
to mock
to frown
to opt for blood
crowds who forgot to stop
now bow to show worth
low fog rolls
cross for old cohorts
who troop
who follow
who go forth to drown
for most worlds
to toss
to hold
to bowl down
sons who droop
crowds do not know
who took stock
sons do not know
who to block
for words do drown
now worlds do brown
only to look lost
Mar 10, 2020
Mar 10, 2020 at 6:56 PM UTC
listen
to a sunflower
as they tell you
their story
do not think upon
the facts
such as their height
their common colour
their strength
instead remember observing
van gogh
rivera
gauguin
so you may truly understand
why
my lover is a sunflower
Mar 10, 2020
Mar 10, 2020 at 6:48 PM UTC
I've been searching my brain for the right things to say.
I am beyond furious, beyond upset and completely over not doing anything.
On one side of the world, a whole country is on fire.
On the other, cities are under water.
All over the globe we are losing thousands to climate change.
Thousands of people, thousands of animals, thousands of plants.
The only thing our earth has tried to do for us, is sustain us and this is how we repay her?
For all her kindness towards us, we have completely disrespected and hurt her.
We know there are options out there for change.
Ways to live cleaner, more sustainable lives and yet, we continue in our greedy, selfish, hurtful ways.
Ignoring those who stand up for the earth.
Ignoring the routes that will lead us to environmental freedom.
Ignoring the solutions that are ready and available for use.
We are a power hungry society.
Determined to spend our lives the easiest way possible, regardless of the effects it has.
Stop putting your heads in the ground.
Stop pretending everything is okay.
Look around you and see the truth.
Reflect upon your own lives and see where you can make a change and then do it.
Don't just think about it.
Do it.
Create action.
Create change.
At least try.
Because tomorrow could be too late.
If you don't want to hear it, then don't read it.
Don't follow me.
Don't friend me.
Don't listen to me.
But I will continue to raise my voice.
I will scream and shout until my lungs run out of air and my voice has no sound.
Then, I will scream some more.
On their own, it doesn't seem like one person can make much of a difference.
It certainly doesn't feel like it and yet, it's still worth trying.
Because although one on their own seems minuscule, every little piece helps.
We have to start somewhere and soon one may become two or three or more.
Soon change will be in the air and together we will fight for what is right.
Together we will be heard.
Together we will make a difference.
Donate.
Support.
Sign petitions.
Join protests.
Spread awareness.
Live cleaner.
Choose sustainability.
Choose the earth.
Choose yourselves.
Choose to create a life and a world safer for you to live in.
Live with intention.
Jan 5, 2020
Jan 5, 2020 at 6:41 PM UTC
With tired eyes
I reach for you
Only to be met
Not by the warmth of your face
But by harsh glass
And pixels that blur when you move
For a moment
I forgot
For a moment
I forgot
For a moment
I forgot
That you are miles away
In a different city
Living a different life
In a place I cannot reach
At least not physically
With so much space between us
Oct 31, 2019
Oct 31, 2019 at 11:53 AM UTC
you realise
this is
all your own fault
no one
to blame
but you
stupid
foolish
always so naive
stop asking
stop trusting
in them
i hope
you know
the you i speak about
isn't you
at all
but me
Oct 31, 2019
Oct 31, 2019 at 11:51 AM UTC
I exist because of you
Not for you
I was born into this world because of you
Not for you
I am alive because of you
Not for you
My life is for no one but myself
You have no claim over me or my choices
You do not get to decide what I do, who I love, who I am
There is no piece of me that is obligated to do anything for you
I will not sit with knees shut and ankles crossed
I will not speak with a quiet voice
I will not bow to those who decide they have more power
I will not do anything just because you want me to
I will sit how I please
I will go where I want
I will take up space
I will scream and cry and make noise
You cannot stop me
You cannot force me down
You cannot make me play by your rules
Because I do not exist for you
I exist for me
Sep 25, 2019
Sep 25, 2019 at 4:53 AM UTC