Soul of an Artist

They are all interconnected. Well, to me they are. The cycle starts anywhere. It takes any shape or form. For me, it started with oblivion. I was so oblivious to the things that were around me. It was quite peaceful. The most peaceful I had ever been. You know what they say, ignorance is bliss. I was happy, content. Until I wasn't. I couldn't tell what came next. All I knew was it disrupted my peace. Shook up my world and now it wasn't as peaceful anymore. It started small, slowly growing. I thought I could ignore it, supress it, but it wasn't having any of that. It wanted to be heard, to be seen and to make some noise. Where did it come from, nobody knew. But it was here with us. And it didn't look like it was leaving any time soon. Then came the void. This was the worst part. Feeling empty. Feeling nothing. Apathy, but not the good kind. The kind that eats you up from the inside out. That tears you down brick by brick. Slowly. Chip by chip. The only sound that...

I still can't believe it. Nobody can. Rastaman. That's what most people used to identify you as. But that's not all you were. You were a son, a homie, a student, a classmate, a brother, a friend and most importantly, you were kind and generous. You blended in wherever you went and it was easy to talk to you. Your calm and gentle aura could calm even the rowdiest of souls. Very clean always happy and didn't want to see anyone down. A good listener who always uplifted the people you met. Anyone could strike up a conversation with you and leave feeling a little bit lighter. Everyone liked you. And everyone feels this loss. When 2023 began, I never imagined something like this was in store for us. You were a friend of a friend when I first met you but then you became my friend almost immediately. I remember your phone calls needing my help to know where the venue of a certain class or exam was. Or when you needed a group for a class assignment. Back then I complained abou...

Photo Credit- HuffPost I wish I lived in a graveyard. There's no noise and it is void of human traffic. It is the one place that human beings avoid the most increasing it's appeal to me. I wish I could speak to the dead. Conversations with them seem more fulfilling and less tedious as compared to people. I'd listen to their secrets and their stories untold. The words left unsaid. I wish I could walk with ghosts. That way, I could see every detail that my human eyes miss. There's something eerie about graveyards and that something beckons to me. It's mostly just quiet. I love quiet. It's mostly empty. But empty is just a canvas to fill with beautiful art. I wish I could hold a picnic in a graveyard. I'd listen to the swish of the wind and all that it carries. The air would feel lighter, the sky just a bit more blue. I'd hold conversations with my ancestors drinking in their wisdom. The graveyard would make a lovely picnic site. Because all there is natu...

Photo Credit- Science Photo Library What is time? Have you ever thought about that? Is it real? and if it isn't, then why does it work so well? It is a measure of some sorts but what is it measuring? Age? How long? Isn't it just repeating itself? To what end? Is there an end to it? What would happen if we didn't have time? Would there be a world to even exist in? Why is it in cycles? Morning, afternoon, evening, night. Second, minute, hour, day. Day, week, month, year. Like, what are we doing? Is it supposed to make sense or am I overreaching? What happens when we run out of time? Another one is born to take your place?And at the end of it all, where do we all go? I guess the better question is, what are we doing here. Is there time in space? According to the internet, gravity curves space and time. So, when there is a higher gravitational pull, time slows down. Hence people in space age slightly slower than those on earth.Now I want to go to space. You can try understad...

We mostly go through life on autopilot and so many things can just pass us by without us noticing. We take so many things for granted unknowingly. It is shocking to realize how your life can change in an instant moment. You could get sick today and your whole life changes. Maybe get fired and fall into depresssion. Look into a mirror and not recognize the person staring back at you. You could get your heart broken in the most painful way and are now beginning to face the realization that you'll have to face life without the person you wanted to do life with. Your home could burn down and now you would be homeless. Start from scratch. You could hate something with a passion today and fall in love with it deeply tomorrow. You're allowed to change your mind. You could get married. Or lose a loved one. Or experience a stroke that could leave you paralyzed. Finish shool. Retire. Experience war and political instability. Realize that as you grow older, so does your body. Venture into...