#146: Art and Poetry

I’ve wanted to share some art and poetry for a while.

I just want them to be seen, not much else. If they inspire anyone here to get doodling or expressing themselves in different ways that would be a win too. 

I find that expressing how I feel in different forms is an awesome way for me to feel connected, tap into deeper emotions and just take time out to play and relax too.

It was scary at first, but now I really enjoy it. 

(Also a great thing to do during a Lockdown when there's not much else to do!)

Here's a drawing (piece of Art - not sure if you can label something yourself as Art but I've gone for it) and a Poem, both of these I did in the last few months.

This piece is a drawing I did early this year that I’ve got turned into a print because I like it. I’m not quite sure what the story is, but at the time I remember thinking that each line was a person and we’re all interconnected in some way, with some of us coming together to form communities and certain spaces (like the colours)

Talk

Talk over a brew 
Or two

Talk for five 
Or ten minutes

Talk until you’re finished 

Talk when it’s hard to 
Especially when it’s hard to

Talk to who you need to 
Not to who you have to 

Talk a little more than you should 
But not just because you could

Say that thing 
And that thing 

But maybe not that thing, 

yet 

that’s just yours 

Talk to friends
To family 
To old friends
To strangers 

Talk to your neighbours 

And don’t be afraid to Ask for favours 

Talk to yourself 
(Just maybe not in public)

Write or think or dream 

Let yourself speak 
Give yourself 
a voice 
Give yourself 
an ear, first 

Be your own best friend 
Your own confidant 

Talk to your best friend 
And find a confidant

Talk because it’s free
Talk because you can 

Talk to heal
To love 

To make sense of all above 

Talk to ask the big questions
Talk to process your reflections 

Talk to whine 
To moan 
To vent 
To feel
To relent 

Talk LOUDLY to make a dent 

This poem is also something I wrote recently. I went to see one of my friends and we caught up, it was long overdue. We just talked and I felt in touch with just the art of talking and how simple yet important it is in our life. 

Feeling the most nervous I have for a while sharing these! Let me know how they land, if they resonate or if you’d like more. If not, I’ll just stick to good old fashioned writing. 

Although I am currently writing a book, so sharing something not just writing is a nice change ;)

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