Poem: Grief and love never feel far apart
For some reason I felt like singing this poem. As always, let's chat about what this poem brought up for you in the comments.
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I’ve always loved to sing, and at the same time, I’ve always needed to have the right, perfect environment to sing - this poem today, for whatever reason, would only come through if I sang it. It doesn’t appear to have any melody or tune, yet I felt it was the words of this poem inviting me to find the beauty in the imperfection of voice, of things, to share because it’s what we feel intuitively pulled into by the creations that come through us, rather than how we think the creation should be or should sound. I hope you enjoy it. Grief and love never feel far apart A tear in my heart Where is the place where we made this start? Can I rummage through our past and tick off the tasks that we couldn’t do then? Why is it I feel you’re my closest friend and a stranger? Beautiful and strange I’m trying to arrange, these neural pathways in my brain Hoping there’ll be some kind of change Where how I feel doesn’t stay the same Hey, maybe it could grow Where the roots I know, would travel deep down How is it I’ve found a strange peace? When you choose to leave When you choose to stay In everything I am afraid Why can’t you dig my grave? Let’s rest a while Let’s travel the distance of the Nile To find our healing To find the feeling That says what’s inside Is all around Am I anchored in the ground? Am I here with you? Can we even choose? I’ll sue all those people that told me no That told me to throw my dreams away I’ve chose to stay Because, I know what my soul wants What my soul needs Because, it is me that shapes what I perceive What I’d like to receive Because soul is I and as I cry That I’ve forgotten I’ve always been whole That my future I’ve always known It was written by me Free flying through every night When I thought it would end I couldn’t pretend to let it go (or) To turn my back on you Because this is my truth.
If you’d like to connect more intimately with this poetry, you can read my book, 44, here.
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You are stunning. Thank you for sharing your beautiful singing voice with us through this poem. 🙏