Hi everyone,
Welcome to 365 Days of Poetry & Honesty! It's been a difficult week, the kind where you can’t not see how fragile life is, and people too. And it's interesting, reflecting on how things can change in the blink of an eye, and I keep thinking maybe I should learn to hold my tongue but really I’ve been doing that my whole life and I don't want to let shame win anymore. That being said, I feel quite lost and even with all my writing, I don't know what I’m doing with the life that's in front of me. But we move. I was worried actually that I might not be able to do the newsletter, everything was kind of scattered and I don't have access to a scanner at the moment but I managed & made some collages on my phone! I hope you like them, and the poems too.
Here are some songs I’ve been listening to this week :)
Monday
I’m hopeful, I want to have faith, but I’m worried that there are worser things to come. Either way, all I can say is I’ll be okay regardless.
Tuesday
Sexy & Sultry! Luv this poem
Wednesday
Proud of this poem :) The intimacy of cooking for someone, sharing a meal, how we say I love you, my heart on a plate.
Thursday
Friday
I love this poem! The angels are gathered, make a Wish <3
Saturday
I don't really know what I’m trying to say with this poem, I wrote it in a moment of reflection about this week and I still don't know how to feel or even what I feel. And then there's the question of is it okay to feel, and it's always okay, but I’m realising that my normal has always been to suppress, forget & move on and really I’m tired of pretending that everything's all good and I’m not hurt.
Sunday
First is the last stanza of a poem I’m still working on & the second poem is by Leila Chatti. When I first read it, I had to pause halfway through and come back to it because I was feeling a lot of feelings.
Thank you for reading this week’s newsletter. Also I decided to make a gofundme, if you can, please donate or share it ❤️
With love,
Oyinda
P.S. here's one of my favourite live performances ever. It's electric💙