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Am I a memory or a presence?
Do you also find yourself nostalgic for moments even as they’re unfolding? It’s as if you can already see the beauty of the moment as a cherished memory, even while you’re still living it. Are we memories or moments?Are we continuous past or present? What do we become between then and later?How do we find… Continue reading
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The image people see of me.
In our attempt at being limitless,may we not learn and unlearn ourselvesinto anxious peoplewho must constantly fight the willto fully liveor leave (in) every place we find space. In our attempt at beingthe best reflection of self,may we not lose ourselves. How do we find the time to bewhen we are busy living for the… Continue reading
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Losing Yourself
In the art of losing self never forget to assume death—this is the first step. How do you address someone who calls himself a farmer without a farm?How do you address ‘self’ without the will to be? What is I? I am tired of writing about being and self.If you lose yourself in this search… Continue reading
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I Am/Becoming
I am not afraid to question home,nor worried about taking control.I am not a traveller lost in his compass,nor a dancer found in silence.I am not a song without rhythm,nor a verse without meaning. A poem for our questions. Who made purpose, and for what?Who made the songs unheard?Could I be the one that slips… Continue reading
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Desire Desire Pants On Fire
What lured a lost eye into love? Was it lust or love? If the beauty our eyes behold daily is seen with a closed eye, how then can we say it is beautiful? Can a blind man bind himself to a lovely bride? When we cannot see, what do we see? Darkness or dreams? What… Continue reading
Delight Chilegide Olumati 