I don't usually write long captions, but I feel like it today. This is a tree I saw walking through a lovely park in Fukuoka (South Japan). The day before, I had watched my best friend leave me by coach to head to the airport and go back home to London. I was by myself. More anxious and alone than ever before, I found myself in a country where I could just about speak the language and just about find food that I could eat (I'm a diehard vegetarian). The following morning, I didn't want to go outside. After 3 hours of crying by myself in my cubicle bunk (I was in a hostel, so the room was shared), 2 plain rice balls and 1 panic attack, I managed to navigate my way through the Fukuoka subway, and arrived at this park. It was beautiful. Many young Japanese children stopped and stared at me, a foreigner with bright blue hair and brown skin. I felt unsure of myself, but continued on. I didn't deserve to be here. Should I go back home? I didn't have my friend to lean on. I didn't have anyone to lean on but myself. Then, I found this beauty of nature. This tree had slanted itself and grown its roots like a rope around this structure. It was something I had never seen before, and I never forget it. In that moment I thought, I should probably follow mother nature's example. In these anxiety inducing times, don't resist what surrounds you, try and grow with it. Which I'm fully aware sounds like a bunch of bs, but once you sit with it you'll find out what it means to you.
Stay safe guys xx
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As a writer, sometimes all I can do is write. This may not be the most well-written or profound poem, but at this point I'm OK with that. The UK election results, the fires in Australia, the impending doom of having no future as a young person is what drove me to write this poem. I sat down in my gown, with some tea, greasy hair and all, then wrote and filmed this video. I'm trying to make 2020 a year of spreading more positive vibes through my poetry, and make people feel a bit less scared.
I hope that's what you gain from this.
Stay strong.
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