I’m at sea.
Swimming in the open.
I can’t see anything but water.
My legs are tired. Hundreds of life jackets around me.
But I don’t know which to grab.
I’m drowning.
Just choose one!
But what if the one I choose is leaking? What if it carries me away to more dangerous lands?
Just choose one, you’ll drown.
But what if…?
They found her body the next day, on the shore, right by her house.
Eleni
When you need to stop to take a breath,
when the world is too much, should I’ve stayed or left?
When you feel stuck and wonder, what the meaning of this is,
should I keep going or should I just exist?
Stop.
Take a deep breath.
Get lost in a book, forget all the rest.
In magical worlds, in fairy tales, with angels and devils.
In Wonderland.
It’s not a great poem, it may not rhyme,
but I truly hope I made you smile 🙂
Eleni
PS Thank you Solent University for my Waterstones £100 giftcard. The most wonderful gift at a much needed time.
Sometimes
I think I’m going crazy.
My mind playing tricks.
A storm.
A storm of thoughts
Worries
Will I ever make it?
Insecurities
Am I good enough?
Melancholy
I’m stuck
Panic
I’m running out of time!
Despair
I’ll never get out of this.
Is this it?
It can’t be it.
But then,
then I remember.
Love
My family
My people
My dog
My guitar
My favourite memory of the sea
The beauty of the world
The destination
New beginnings
Fresh start
I take a deep breath…
and the storm eases.
The rain stops.
I’m ready.
Ready to do it all over again.
Ready for the next day.
Amen
Eleni
They say we only live once,
and that should be enough.
Be happy, life goes on.
Keep moving on.
It’s OK to struggle every now and then.
‘Cause we are only humans and we try our best.
Love with all your heart and live life to the full
You never know when it’s your time to go too.
Always remember to trust and
love yourself.
Do what makes you happy
and forget the rest.
Eleni
Lessons I learned after I turned 30 