Hi everyone,
Welcome to 365 Days of Poetry & Honesty! I hope this past week has brought you moments of joy. <3 This has grounded me, Sunday’s feel special again, another kind of holiness, and thank you for being here! I’m learning a lot about myself on this journey, for example I like to start my poems with “and” :)
Monday
Here's a love poem to start the week!
Tuesday
I’ve been thinking a lot about birds and wings and flying.
Wednesday
I don't know anyone called Mimi. The first line came to me and that was it, that was who I was talking to or I guess pleading with - I think for understanding. You could also argue that maybe I’m talking to my subconscious, Mimi or Me(x2), phonetically it sounds the same. Nonetheless, I like the ambiguity and I like this poem, there's something desperate about it.
Thursday
I learnt to compartmentalise parts of myself as I grew up and I’m wanting to put all those pieces back together. But it's hard work undoing what you’ve embodied.
Friday
I like the first line. I think it's the sibilance :)
Saturday
I find myself through poetry, making sense of what's inside and coming to peace, finding power within that truth & not falling back on someone else's reality.
Sunday
I googled if ‘wingèd’ was a possibility and at first I was disappointed by the results, but then I found a message board that said it was at the poet’s discretion! & I smiled because this is my poem and I can use language whichever way I want to tell my story the way I want. I forget that sometimes. This poem feels like a call to action, to pick myself up.
* “or the demons you’re running from” apologies !
Thank you for reading this week’s newsletter! I hope you enjoyed the poems <3 Let me know what your thoughts are, or which poem was your favourite, I always enjoy your feedback!!
With Love,
Oyinda