Somebody told me I have a runner’s body. My first thought was no, a runner’s body would have strong bloody joints that could withstand the mild, repetitive shocks that impact with the ground entails. I’ve come far enough in my training by now that it is essentially my knees and…
Tag: In English
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I will never tell you not to cry
What sorrows do you hide behind your eyes? Come, tell me what you’ve tasted of despair Cast off the smile you wear as a disguise Let loose your demons and let down your hair What curses have you bellowed at the sky? Come, tell me all your hatred, I implore…
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What do you dream of as you walk the Earth?
What do you dream of as you walk the Earth? What is it that you yearn to set on fire? A chaos of deep passion from your birth Made you into a creature of desire What guides your footsteps on the road to hell? What draws your eyes to heaven…
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Happen to me
If I let you Happen to me Pretend words have no meaning Let you build A fence of language A language offence To hold against me You ought to hold against me The border of your skin Between our fingers entwined A distance so far An ocean in our eyes…
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Science fiction at its best
The Telling by Ursula K. Le Guin My rating: 5 of 5 stars A marvellously thought-provoking and well-written book. Having read my way through the Hainish cycle has placed Ursula K. Le Guin among my favourite authors. All of the Hainish books are good. Four of them are brilliant, and…
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Review: Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained by John Milton My rating: 3 of 5 stars “The mind is its own place, and in itself Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven” What it may lack in subtlety it makes up for in eloquence. A recap of the Bible,…
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You’re so much more than good enough
Are you okay? Can you hear me in there? What are you doing to yourself? Only what others have done to you It’s not okay You’re good enough You’re so much more than good enough They were wrong They were wrong, and you don’t owe them a thing You can break…
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I’ve got life
I have a job!!! A job relevant for my qualifications, even. I have a home, I have friends, I have love, I have a body, I have my health, I have beautiful memories, I have hope for the future, I have the spark of creation surging through my being, I…
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On that journey that you dream of
“…But…to sing, to dream, to smile, to walk, to be alone, be free, with a voice that stirs and an eye that still can see! To cock your hat to one side, when you please at a yes, a no, to fight, or- make poetry! To work without a thought…
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My summer so far
Shock is morphing into joy. I’m doing things that I enjoy every day, together with people I love hanging out with. Without feeling bad about not studying or writing or whatever. Energy levels are picking back up, and I am so excited. About the rest of the summer, and then…