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Spoken word poetry from the UK about mental health & depression.
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Written & performed by Keshav Bhatt
Heart aches crack open treasures buried in my chest
My fear is, I’ll break. Under the burden of the stress
As I pause, there’s a moment where I’m caught
In between each breath.
Thoughts fade, silence comes around,
My emotions wave from happy to depressed.
Life.
Where the test comes first. And the lesson comes next.
Life moves in cycles not lines
A revolution is the same
Each round unique, the sign of the time
Repeated over and over
Until the lessons are inscribed
In still moments between thoughts
The silence of the heart speaks
When you learn to love what is
You encounter true peace
In taking each step, the path you seek is the one which unfolds
But most people grow old as cracked moulds turned cold by the source of their discomforts
The real version of you appears only in still waters
But if what you feel is real, sit with it.
Get to know it.
Absorb it, then let go and move forwards
Happiness is pointless when you try & force it
It’s already there, like the moon and the earth, fixed in orbit
Believe me, the sands of time will pass
Once you learn from this, you’ll never look back
Pain cracks open treasure kept in your chest
Notice. I said kept.
You put what you treasure, in a box or a chest.
Emotions are a bit like colours.
One part of a spectrum of light
Each one put together, creates the source of all life
One not better than the other, for each one brings it's own reward
And we all know a life without colour, is a price we can’t afford
The frustration builds the more you cage any animal
So let your colours walk free, like beasts
Let them be, learn to be adaptable, and trust in the intangible
We leave behind the sensation of pain when our mind gets centred
Memory creates the illusion that life has continuity
The only thing that is, is this moment right now
Random. Uncaused.
Through the entire universe flows this one moment
Watch carefully, you’ll notice little gaps glittered throughout each and every day.
Where the only thing that exists, is the grounded silence of what is.
Let go of the story.
The only thing fixed, is your idea of what is.
Like the radiance of the sun you are light
Like the lotus that blooms forth you are bright
And like the underdog who fought back, every single time he was kicked down and beat down.
You have might
I put light into each and every one of these words.
So the next time you're in darkness you have sight.
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Spoken word poetry from the UK about mental health & depression.
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--
Written & performed by Keshav Bhatt
Heart aches crack open treasures buried in my chest
My fear is, I’ll break. Under the burden of the stress
As I pause, there’s a moment where I’m caught
In between each breath.
Thoughts fade, silence comes around,
My emotions wave from happy to depressed.
Life.
Where the test comes first. And the lesson comes next.
Life moves in cycles not lines
A revolution is the same
Each round unique, the sign of the time
Repeated over and over
Until the lessons are inscribed
In still moments between thoughts
The silence of the heart speaks
When you learn to love what is
You encounter true peace
In taking each step, the path you seek is the one which unfolds
But most people grow old as cracked moulds turned cold by the source of their discomforts
The real version of you appears only in still waters
But if what you feel is real, sit with it.
Get to know it.
Absorb it, then let go and move forwards
Happiness is pointless when you try & force it
It’s already there, like the moon and the earth, fixed in orbit
Believe me, the sands of time will pass
Once you learn from this, you’ll never look back
Pain cracks open treasure kept in your chest
Notice. I said kept.
You put what you treasure, in a box or a chest.
Emotions are a bit like colours.
One part of a spectrum of light
Each one put together, creates the source of all life
One not better than the other, for each one brings it's own reward
And we all know a life without colour, is a price we can’t afford
The frustration builds the more you cage any animal
So let your colours walk free, like beasts
Let them be, learn to be adaptable, and trust in the intangible
We leave behind the sensation of pain when our mind gets centred
Memory creates the illusion that life has continuity
The only thing that is, is this moment right now
Random. Uncaused.
Through the entire universe flows this one moment
Watch carefully, you’ll notice little gaps glittered throughout each and every day.
Where the only thing that exists, is the grounded silence of what is.
Let go of the story.
The only thing fixed, is your idea of what is.
Like the radiance of the sun you are light
Like the lotus that blooms forth you are bright
And like the underdog who fought back, every single time he was kicked down and beat down.
You have might
I put light into each and every one of these words.
So the next time you're in darkness you have sight.
--
💬 FACEBOOK: facebook.com/keshavbx
💬 INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/keshavbx
💬 WEBSITE: keshavbhatt.com
💬 EMAIL: support@keshavbhatt.com
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👏 MUSIC: slumber by anatu - soundcloud.com/anatu
