The journey of a poet

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I understand who I am

through the records of my life I land

in sound, silence

some heard, some felt I write my lines

through the pleasures and pains,

I look at the world, my world, I overcome intolerance

stories I lose, restore in the choice of possibilities

capture in words, in the comfort, agony of the sailing times

I ooze energy from within; to the smiling, smirking I witness

my boat moves, stops with the mild, wailing waves

I discover myself also as a cloud in the midst of a constant journey

with the patient presence of sky in my demeanor

my determined, humble steps to push and survive turn the earth on

I procreate lives with love as I scribble along

with experience, I turn every leaf with care; some gained, some left

in all my relentless, transient, windy, gained, annulled moments

I come ashore as a common man, a preferred poet

This poem can also be enjoyed inversely, from line 17 to line 1; it's as if you are moving upwards, taking a leap! The French version is available in the blog with the name 'Le trajet d'un poète'. Enjoy!