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OPTIMISTIC. A Poem Jul 25, 2018

I have been quiet musically,

But heavily into poetry this summer.

Here's me on a train

Racking my brain

With some remaining time I had

On an adventurous journey.

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Below is a poem I wrote, inspired by what has been my summer anthem.

Optimistic by August Greene - Check out their Tiny Desk NPR concert too. It is epic.

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A new album will be on its way...I promise.

Ci vediamo.

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OPTIMISTIC

Opt-in, for mystic

Opt-out, by mistake

Early is on time

On time is late

Late we can’t accept

In this day of ache

.

The niggle will giggle

At the back of your brain

These signals

Say it’s okay

To walk down this hectic

Way

Where no one will say

Anything

To disrupt your decision

Of bravery

.

Call it healthier

Than slavery

.

Hiding like a shy beast in the back row

Guilt drips down your sleeve

And elbow

Whilst putting your hand up

The joints in your fingers

Groan

You ask – why

Don’t I own

Anything?

.

I owe this to myself

.

To detach and detune

Uncover the bruise

That lay heavy in the news

Of my social circle

.

It was obvious

That it was going to happen

Soon

.

People have seen me go through it

Discomfort, abuse

Of not choosing

A pathway

Which suits

And sees fit.

.

Now it has clicked

To use

My muse

And play to my strengths

.

Pass through

The past tense

Become present

At the front of my head

Tension will release benevolence

And feed on what is most relevant

.

This elegance

Has transformed

My optimism

.

To finally feel

Incredible instead.