Rebirth - 240

Rebirth! What does that mean in the context of this week's episode? Well, it's nothing too far out there. After last week's episode about being diagnosed with depression, it seemed like a good opportunity to turn the podcast around. Rebirth is just one of the poems that I read for you this week! That's right, this is another episode where I share my poetry with all of you out there in podcastland.

As many of you know, I used to fancy myself a poet. This was back during my university days. I was still trying to find out who I was, what I was and where I was headed. I have always been in my head and thinking and feeling is simply a part of my nature. When I went to university, I was in the English Literature program. English was my best subject in high school and I didn't know what else to do with my life.

Being around all the intellectual types made me want to dive into that world. However, I never really felt like I fit in there properly. And yet, I decided to go full on into the artsy arena. I began reading and writing a lot of poetry. Throughout my school years I wrote around 100 poems or so. Some I think are excellent, while others are not so great. And this week, I read 10 of my poems to you.

This week's selection of poems:

• Baldness: A Ballad
• Naked Desire
• Not Long Enough
• Rebirth
• Remember When
• She Who Stands Alone
• Sonnet One Dirty
• Strangers in the Rain
• You Came for the Children First
• First Day

I hope you enjoy this look at my late teens and early 20s. If you have any feedback, you can email me at soulforgepodcast@gmail.com

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