Poetry/ Introversion/Cubism
Leila Light
Cloud Conversation, Thought Cafe, Catching the Ray
“In an extroverted society, the difference between an introvert and an extrovert is that an introvert is often unconsciously deemed guilty until proven innocent.” ― Criss Jami, Venus in Arms
H ow do you write poetry when you think your feelings are your secret possessions!
That you will have to share it with the world, a bit unknown, who will picture you just through your words.
Your words, they will create an image that may or may not be the ‘real’ you, something beyond your control.
Every expression seems like an invasion of privacy, which I dearly hold close to myself.
But how can you be a creative, more so a poet, if you are not ready to part with the concept of ‘You’, break it into pieces, often uneven and set them back to a shape which may be different from the original.
The shapeshifting, giving you a new look, even a new meaning.
Now that I try to create in my mind, I understand Picasso and his conceptualization of Cubism better.
Breaking and making, making and breaking again.
Touching the unknown every time, not certain what the outcome can be, but still moving towards the adventure of sculpting something new.
There is a satisfaction in riding a mind constantly making-n-breaking concepts, ideas and thoughts, but the challenge is to put it out there in its organic form, for which you have to be present every time — something I need to cultivate in me.
How to fist every moment that move through us and take it in our fold to be used as a potent tool for creation.
The dichotomy is consuming as you are conscious that you are observed, and yet you publish to get noticed!
Nevertheless, the process carries on. Somedays you hit the right notes and on others you grope for earth.
But even then you have the option to fly the sky, gliding towards light……
P.S. — Just wondering what if we had eyes on our chin and nose on our forehead?!
More from the Leila Series:
Thank you from Soul Bay. Finding my aloud journaling slowly interesting, as I find such support to continue so. I am always happy to share my coffee with my friends😊
And today it’s Ustad Zakir Hussain in tabla (the Berklee Ensemble) Enjoy the synergy:
