Arts
More poems for a pandemic! In this episode I share two more I've written recently and then an interview with my good friend Roje Ndayambaje, who also wrote a poem for these times we are living in. You can see the words to Roje's poem below: As we standstatic with fear in this confluence our feet torn between the norm and the chaos navigating reality with forlorn faceslet’s walk in it courageously though these unannounced storms have been placed upon us causing our spines to fold in fear and for someto beg with the same palms that they pray with but stilllet’s search for joy like Paul in jailacknowledging our ego and nurturing compassion in this solitudewe must solidify our connection to self, to neighbour becoming archaeologists of stories and excavating each other intentlylifting up the weak and immersing the lonely with love removing the stains on a darkened soul this is the purpose we were made for and these times a testament the streets are filled with ghosts and memories but there is hope in Italy, in Spainhomes have become sanctuaries like they were intended brothers bellowing salutations on balconies this virus will not fracture us though it seems we are fading we will not languish finding the holy in hellhospitals have become chapels of silent prayers and God hears God hears, and he is in control And maybe beneath this this torrent of uncertainty There is a dormant silver lining And maybe this is the only sabbath long enough in our lifetime To correct and rebuild, to be still and let the earth breathe.