Originally published April 15, 2018, this piece was a statement of understanding, and a promise, one I still aim to keep to this day. "For You" - Recorded 3/7/2021 - Auroraboros - Objects, and the Distance Between Them The original piece is below for reference, and can be found in its entirety at https://objectsanddistance.com/2018/04/15/for-you/ When … Continue reading Poetry Reading – “For You”
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Poetry Reading – “Still Here”
Originally published April 14, 2018, this piece actually commemorates so many occurrences... It was also the first night I read my work out loud in front of a live audience, which was a very big moment for me, and it is quite fun to look back fondly to see the distance traveled since. "Still Here" … Continue reading Poetry Reading – “Still Here”
Poetry Reading – “Azure Blue”
Originally published April 5, 2018, this is a song of longing. I am longer able to sing it as it was intended, but I have spoken it aloud as best I am able. "Azure Blue" - Recorded 2/22/2021 - Auroraboros - Objects, and the Distance Between Them The original piece is below for reference, and … Continue reading Poetry Reading – “Azure Blue”
Poetry Reading – “One in the Same”
Originally published March 9, 2018. "One in the Same" - Recorded 1/27/2021 - Auroraboros - Objects, and the Distance Between Them The original piece is below for reference, and can be found in its entirety at https://objectsanddistance.com/2018/03/09/one-in-the-same/ My shadow is a dark projection of selfA continuation of the border betweenThe area adjacent to meWhich is … Continue reading Poetry Reading – “One in the Same”
Poetry Reading – “Limbo Is”
Originally published March 8, 2018. "Limbo Is" - Recorded 1/24/2021 - Auroraboros - Objects, and the Distance Between Them The original piece is below for reference, and can be found in its entirety at https://objectsanddistance.com/2018/03/08/limbo-is/ Special note: This poem was inspired by a post on the blog "Sara in Lalaland": https://sarainlalaland.com/2017/09/10/living-in-limbo/ Limbo isA word I … Continue reading Poetry Reading – “Limbo Is”
Poetry Reading – “You Tell Yourself”
This is still a powerful piece for me. First published February 19, 2018, it really spoke to some of the insecurities and uncertainty I was feeling at the time, and often do still, as I think we all do from time to time. One day at a time, then, and always. "You Tell Yourself" - … Continue reading Poetry Reading – “You Tell Yourself”
Negative Thoughts – A Collaboration
This piece was a collaboration with a good friend, Dusyant, who I met on the Ablo platform, an app that connects you with strangers from around the world and allows you to chat with them without language barriers due to automatic translation. This platform has increasingly become a core part of my life, as an … Continue reading Negative Thoughts – A Collaboration
The Fall of the Vapor Mystic, Part IV (What We Do for Love)
Why do I even write these days? Why do I try? Why do I try as hard as I do when clearly there are more effective and efficient approaches. Someone has it figured out... Not me. I see so many others who write poems that reach audiences of hundreds or even thousands. I see … Continue reading The Fall of the Vapor Mystic, Part IV (What We Do for Love)
Where Once the Salamanders
Where once the salamanders Came to crawl and make their beds Along the flowers beneath the windows perched On cool summer nights Soon to be plucked and carefully set upon The dewy grass. Now there are but biting beetles, Buckthorn trees that shout loudly like used car salesmen when they see an easy mark, Dried … Continue reading Where Once the Salamanders