"Just a young gun with the quick fuse
I was uptight, wanna let loose"
Playlist: Thunder by Imagine Dragons
One.
Two.
Three.
The number of nights
I haven't slept right.
One.
Two.
Three.
The number of hours I played this song,
on repeat.
One.
Two.
Three.
The number of blinks I took
before blinks became tears
and breaths became sobs
and sobs into stumping.
Backlash.
Deep breaths.
Lungs burning.
Eyes red rimmed.
I will not...
One.
Two.
Three.
The number of words to push me into the abyss.
The familiar feel of darkness.
The first surge of adrenaline.
Fear clawing inside me.
Coward is the synonym of me.
One.
Two.
Three.
The number of breaths I take
to push me back to reality.
Everything is in your head.
Mind play is your specialty.
Do not let them win.
Breathe in,
long and deep.
That's right.
Breathe out,
coax the dark out,
let the light in.
One step, left foot forward.
Another, in front of the other.
Two steps more.
Let the footsteps be the only
thing left behind.
The gods are in celebration
You are the reason.
Your strength is the party.
You are the party.
Your words are the feast,
morphed into melodies.
The music is playing,
the wines are getting poured.
Get lost in the merry-making.
There are so much more in store.
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Playlist of the Poetics (2020)
PoetryWords give birth to music. Listen. All I need are your ears. Come and be here. Listen to the words. See the melody. This is a playlist of poems and prose. Each piece of poetry is accompanied with a song that helped inspire its creation. It's music...
