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2019/19/112019/19/11

Where the Paths Lead: Inspiration for Today by Sueddie Vershima Agema

You should watch ‘Collateral Beauty’ starring Will Smith, Helen Mirren, Edward Norton, Keira Knightly, Kate Winslet, Michael Pena, Naomie Harris and Jacob Latimore.

If those names are not enough – or mean nothing to you – you should go for the story. I think that the movie is quite underrated, I think so mainly because I have not seen so many people talk about it. Maybe they did. Maybe it was just not in my space.

The idea of the movie is anchored on the three abstractions that bind us all – Love, Time, Death. A man loses his daughter and his life falls apart. He becomes a zombie and his company suffers. Somehow, he gets to be visited by these abstractions who he has written letters to while trying to make peace with his past. He basically has to reunite with time, not being stuck while coming to terms with death as he must rediscover love. While all this is happening, while our lead character is coming to terms with this, there are subplots on life, living, caring, sharing and a lot more to leave you thinking deep about what really matters in life.

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2017/18/01

Will We Hear Tomorrow (A Poem) by Muhibb Aslu

Those who hear not The sermon from graves Should eavesdrop on Jawara’s I hear a giggle-like roar Unheard by salivating cats Seated before a heavy lizard Those who see not the womb Of the ever heavy crystal ball Should flip through Yesterday They would hear songs That make vegetables dance There are tales in the … Continue reading Will We Hear Tomorrow (A Poem) by Muhibb Aslu

2016/30/122016/30/12

On Death – Kahlil Gibran (One of the finest poems on death ever)

You would know the secret of death. But how shall you find it unless you seek it in the heart of life? The owl whose night-bound eyes are blind unto the day cannot unveil the mystery of light. If you would indeed behold the spirit of death, open your heart wide unto the body of … Continue reading On Death – Kahlil Gibran (One of the finest poems on death ever)

2016/02/09

Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Agatha Aduro

There is a splintered street Where dreams die at dawn The gurgle of laughter stilled In the unlikeliest of throats There is a nascent irascibility that sends Youth hurtling off the edge of this precipice Called life. Death is not painful For the dead. Only for the unfortunate Living who sift through memories Like voyeurs. … Continue reading Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Agatha Aduro

2016/28/032019/19/01

after this fog (a poem) by su’eddie vershima agema

the window shows us: a thick fog… we roll and find horror but there’s more hiding within than without we bend our heads and wait… Continue reading after this fog (a poem) by su’eddie vershima agema

2014/23/09

LIFE (A Poem) by Su’eddie Vershima Agema

The stars put out their lamps Leaving the grey sky The moon compensating, smiled meekly A clear ball Different from yesterday’s banana I stayed an eternity with you But just as my heart counted a second The night rolled its mat Bringing in the harsh reality of day. (From Bring our casket home: tales one shouldn’t … Continue reading LIFE (A Poem) by Su’eddie Vershima Agema

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