I don't write to please Only to put this need at ease I can't force my poems, spontanious as fire They flow in when they desire Like emotions, they never seem to dim It's my job to scramble; keeping up with them So they are not a loss of time To view my work I won't charge one dime All my hardships are not my demise This life I live is such a prize
My name is Victoria Rachelle and I'm 15 years old. Poetry is a way to get rid of the pain i feel inside my heart every day. It understands me and does not judge me. I can rely on it to always be there for me when i have no one else. Yes, my poetry may be a little dark but it only shows what and how i honestly feel inside. I have been through a lot of stuff in the past few years and poetry has helped me though it when i didnt think i could get through life anymore. Everyone has their own opinions on life and these are mine. Judge them as you wish but remember that i may not be the only one with that opinion.
I rarely post... but, when I do... it means something to me! I write from the hip, straight to the chest. Take it or leave it. I love! I FEEL! I yell! I hurt! I wish everyone would snap the fuck out of it!!! BUT! Until such things come to pass, which is not likely in my lifetime, HERE! My poems, filled with LOVE! For you, for free. rip me off if you want. steal my words, claim them as your own if you wish, just as long as they spread like fire. As one of my many mentors, Nahko, says, "In the end, we are all spirit anyway..."
Since as long as I can remember writing has been my escape from insanity. It is my one safe place where all the puzzle pieces fit. From an early age I fell in love with the written word. When I first learned to read I found my lifelong best friend. I can still remember reading poems from Shel Silverstein and being so enthralled that I was just read each and every poem over and over until I had every line of every poem memorized. It didn't take long before I too learned the power was not limited to others words, thoughts, and ideas. Books have always been my inspiration, but I quickly realized I didn't just want to read others words but I wanted to be the words read by others. I wanted to be that voice that inspired others. Writing has always been an innate part of my being and I know this will never change. It is the escape with my pen that has shown me who I am and who I want to be. I hope I can one day inspire others with my passion for the written word just as I was that first time I picked up a book and fell in love. My poems are sometimes dark, often reflecting the shadows in my heart, because I refuse to be dishonest with myself, but there is always light waiting for me when all the lies are gone. I'm truly blessed to have writing as a friend.
Illuminator Colin Goedecke guides The Poetisphere, thepoetisphere.com, an oasis of regenesis for seekers of greater aliveness and possibility. He’s also the longtime host & voice of the live, free, weekly Floating Poetry Broadcast series of evocative and contemplative cultural commentary, poetry, shared inquiry and discovery. Findable on YouTube. And serves as Poet Laureate of the Truce Foundation of the United States, since 2017, where he’s been a lead cultural contributor to the International Olympic Games and The America’s Cup. Among his daily touchstones are the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Live in the sunshine, swim in the sea, drink the wild air."And those of poet Mary Oliver, from the end of her poem The Summer Day, "Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life.” Living in vibrant and soulful daily conversation with life, self and the living world, and encouraging others to live there, is why he’s here.
Against all the odds, Dr. Shenita Etwaroo has risen up from traumatic abuse, and unspeakable loss to speak for the voiceless through the glory of God. Shenita is a writer, teacher, film producer, a vegan and an activist and an advocate for animals. She has long been active in animal protection, and human rights issues. Following her doctorate in counseling, she set out to deepen her knowledge, striving to promote the values she believes in: love and and compassion for every living creature, regardless of the species.Her work as a fiction writer and as a non-fiction columnist aligns her world views with hope and passion, striving to offer a voice to those who are innocent, oppressed and vulnerable and can't speak for themselves. Disclaimer: Unauthorized use and/or duplication of material or content without expressed or written permission from the author and/or owner is categorized as plagiarism and thus, is strictly prohibited.However, excerpts and links can be used with accurate referencing that give proper and full credit to Shenita Etwaroo with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
Humble, respectful, persistent a few of the words that can be used to describe myself. Kimiko Watson, a young lady of 19 years, a teacher in training. I am a student of the Bethlehem Moravian Teachers' College as our motto says: 'Mihi Cura Futuri' which is to say 'My care if for the Future'. My grandmother is the reason why I write. She has always encourage me by telling me that I can be anything and do anything that i put my mind to. I will continue to believe that any thing that I concieve I can and will achieve.
I am a student at the University of Washington in my early twenties that is currently majoring in Japanese literature and political science. My interest in poetry started near the end of middle school. I typically like to write English poems inspired by Japanese poetic structures like the haiku or tanka. Otherwise I would describe my poetry as very freestyle. I am a Christian, my all-time favorite band is the Avett Brothers, and I'm deeply invested in Japanese pop culture.
The Split Man sculpture represents the mental state of the dysfunctional human (here represented as a 30 year old). This human (male or female) is falling apart because he/she cannot or will not dedicate his or her life to one goal, consequently can’t create his/her true self, and, by failing to apply that true self, achieve self-realization. Failure to make the goal a reality results in en-darkenment, to wit, (energy) depression. Achievement of the goal results in en-lightenment, to wit, (energy) elation, and the experience of rapturous joy. The Split Man wants to die, in fact, needs to die. He/she needs to return to his/her original state in order to recover his/her essential self, therefore his or her unique life purpose (read: dharma). It’s the 100% application of life purpose (or dharma) that leads to the experience of the true self. Split Man, Victoria’s Way, Co Wicklow Ireland
A summary? How is thou to write a summary, when a summary is a description of something worthful? I have had few worthful experiences since i turned 12. Now my life is very different. I am emo, emotional, a cutter, and a very hurt, and depressed about to be teen. I might even be bipolar. I cannot tell you of a life oh so FULL of happiness, because if I said that's how my life is or was, I would be lying. I cannot tell of a time, since I turned 12, that I have not thought of killing myself neither. I see things, That's the main cause of my negative feelings. They caused almost all of this pain and hurt. But they made me realize how really cruel the world is, and how it's oh so full of pain, tears, and sadness, and even fear. I am the way I am, and all of it together in the past year, has made me suicidal. i am the way I am, and I do NOT want to live a different life, but this one DOES need help. I am just too afraid to get help. I have told people of my problems. Some have told me to get help. WELL HOW ABOUT YOU OUT YOUR HEART WHERE YOUR MIND THINKS IT'S PLACE IS RIGHTFUL!!! I know I need help, but I need you to help. Any and everyone. Please pray for me, and PLEASE don't tell me to get help. I dont want you to TELL me to get help, I want you to BE help.
Passionately curious...astute observer of the psyche, the inner and outer world..with a love of all things beautiful...with a desire to liberate myself...I developed an interest in the Art/Literature/Music/Wonder of It All...in my early life...which has continued throughout my life journey, thus far, as I travelled from Poland through Germany to the spiritual land of Australia. I guess...the creative aspect of my personality has always been there. After spending much of my time being engaged as the Justice of the Peace (Statutory Office Holder), Medical Scientist and Bioethicist and...appreciative of every country's Art/Museums/Galleries/Literature...regardless of what human culture created the artistic secular/sacred works...I had considered developing further my own interest in oil painting and creative writing. That let me to embark on my new path of creative realization of my dreams. And for that gift, alone, I'm forever grateful. I'm deeply inspired by the mystery of life and a host of traditional, ancient included, writers/artists/poets...contributing greatly to the best creative works of our planet. It helps to; 1. be fluent in and experience another culture's linguistic/artistic insights; a different language is a different way to see life and our world and all art is autobiographical and saying something about the person creating it, 2. consider how human consciousness has changed over time...using human motivation as the most important raw source of a creative work and the irony as the gaiety of reflection and joy of wisdom, and 3. to choose in all things... *to be, rather than to seem. Acutely conscious of the transitory nature of my earthly joy...try to make the most of the gift of time... *Esse Quam Videri. - Cicero Poetry is like a dream of philosophic love. - Francis Bacon The knowledge of different literatures frees one from the tyranny of a few... - Jose Marti
I live and I write...... My life is a canvas and I have arranged the qualities of myself so perfectly as to contradict angelic purity and blasphemy in such a way that it is irresistible to all lovers, and all tragic romantics, all of those with open hearts to warm themselves. So warm your hearts in the oh so soothing sometimes painful flame that exhumes from me. It has laid in my body as a coffin for to many centuries, its about time i let it out now.
We are asleep. Our life is a dream. But we wake up, sometimes, just enough to know that we are dreaming." — Ludwig Wittgenstein I've spent a lot of time researching religions, history, diffrent points of view, exploring conciousness and life, tring to find the truth for why the world is as bad as it is. This westernized society we live in has corrupted many people and has them living a lie. I know because I was living in it for a long time until i started to see the full spectrum of things. I see a lot of people running from what's inside of them and I see a lot of people caught up in the "matrix". With a lot of my poems I try to help bring people closer to the truth and achieve overall happiness in their lives. I dont expect for many to understand, but I'm here to help the best I can. Helping my brothers and sisters is what I love to do. Because shit, I am you. Liberating minds a rhyme at a time.
my name shaqueria and poetry is my life i write all the time . its a way of expressing myself and my inner feelings i mostly write about reality and the real world like things thats goes on in life. really looking forward to making this writing my carreer, i write songs lyrics books and poetry of course im a nice outgoing person and my life is bascally in my poetry I dont really know how to speak or explain how i feel inless im putting it in words, my writing is my life i started when i was 10 i use to always rap and sing bt poetry found its way to my heart and stayed there i like reading other people poetry to see if there words could relate to mind. i was scared for the longest to put anything i wrote up because i thought people would judge me and i want get no where but to be judges put you in the right spot and actually open up your opp. because someone out there would like what you can created. i found out you would be rejected by some but it could also change someones life by my story and im hoping to. ill like you yall would leave some feedback on my poems tell me whats right whats wrong and how yall feel about what i have writing ..........THANK YOUU