Zywa - Hello Poetry

Zywa Sep 2024

[ I walk the city ]

I walk the city,

a mysterious woman --

for the passers-by.

Novel "The Message to the Planet" (1989, Iris Murdoch), part Three

Collection "Unspoken"

#image #identity

Zywa Sep 2024

[ I don't have to dress ]

I don't have to dress

up for him, he is okay --

a family friend.

Novel "The Message to the Planet" (1989, Iris Murdoch), part Three

Collection "Unspoken"

#friendship

Zywa Sep 2024

[ A Divine Spirit ]

A Divine Spirit,

I can believe in that, but --

God does not need me.

Novel "The Message to the Planet" (1989, Iris Murdoch), part Three

Collection "Unspoken"

#religion #god

Zywa Sep 2024

[ The actors point to ]

The actors point to

the spectators, us, the gods --

making the choices.

Play "Pericles, Prince of Tyre" (1607, William Shakespeare), performed by the Royal Shakespeare Company in summer 2024 (direction Tamara Harvey) --- Collection "Known"

#choice

Zywa Sep 2024

[ There is no beauty ]

There is no beauty

with the dishes, not even --

a dream of real life.

Poem "No Images" (1924, William Waring Cuney), sung a cappella in 1966 by Nina Simone (album "Let it all out") --- Collection "Within the walls"

#poverty #slavery

Zywa Sep 2024

[ He doesn't but I do ]

He doesn't but I do

realise that he needs me --

and me, I need him.

Song "He needs me" (1930, Arthur Hamilton), sung in 1955 by Peggy Lee and in 1957 by Nina Simone (album "Little Girl Blue", 1959)

Collection "Love Mind and Death"

#love

Zywa Sep 2024

[ Hush now, my darling]

Hush now, my darling,

I really don't need to know --

I can endure this.

Song "Don't explain" (1944, Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog Jr, released in 1946), sung in 1966 by Nina Simone (album "Let it all out")

Collection "Em Brace"

#love #infidelity