Trees
Author: Lucrezia Ferraù
You let my head go
And trees of intrusive thoughts
Were building up inside
I felt alone,
I was alone
For the first time,
Since I met you
Since you chose me…
___These trees were tall
______And they were growing incredibly fast,
_________As fast as thoughts could go.
____________They were beautiful and green
_______________They were a creation of my dream
___________________They were helping through sensation,
________________________They were cause of my agitation.
___________________Anxiety was building up
_______________And I couldn’t wake up
____________But was I asleep ?
_________I think we’ll never know
_____I am just lost with my thoughts now
___But at least…I am not alone.
War
Author: Lucrezia Ferraù & Nadiia Kulish
I don’t like uncertainty
But,
After the war,
I come to terms with the idea
That things can change
And that,
We cannot control…
Everything,
Anything.
Things are falling on our heads,
In our hands,
Red and swollen
In our sky,
Gray and heavy
Full of particles,
Of what a time we called LIFE.
A brief explanation of the two poems:
Trees is a poem about the intrusive thoughts that invade the mind of overthinkers and neurodivergent people, that develop thoughts in a tree-like structure (= arboressence) and about how overwhelming it can be.
War is a poem centered on the topic of the ongoing war in Ukraine. Made with the collaboration of Nadiia, Ukrainian student and refugee.