I am a raindrop in your desert
In the immensity of the ocean
In this moaning world of
Either drought or flood.
We would die of thirst or drown
Long ago swept away
By deceitful waves of
The neoliberal world.
Unveiling its hidden evil
Three main weapons kill our souls:
The first is overwork
That stole our precious time
Carrying two more guns:
No time for reading and,
Consequently,
No pause for reflection.
Our modern slavery today.
Yet we are resilient rocks.
Awaiting Einaudi’s Divenire?
What is to become?
As I listen to the music
Carried away by the sounds
All I ask myself is:
Can we have some hope
Amid the storm and its crashing waves
On our hardened multilayered skins?
Each layer is a weapon
Against their system.
Not our system.
Layers of art and poetry lines
Our little raindrops in the desert.
I am a raindrop in your desert.
But unfortunately I cannot provide
All the rain a friend like you would need.
No rainy day friend.
If I could just make it rain
As it did yesterday in my town
After so many months of silence
I felt its sound and cadence
The humid touch on my skin.
This would be the rain
For a no rainy day friend.
Yet I am still a raindrop in your desert.
Dyed my hair red passion today
As I would just dye the wide ocean
And red would be the love we all need
Where three things must always be:
Your willpower, your talent and
The third, the most difficult
Of all the things to achieve, is
The opportunity,
Someone’s willingness, as you say
A world that mentors that love.
© November 2016 Marta Pombo Sallés
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This poem has been inspired by different things, one of them is this youtube video:
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beautiful poem!!! loved it:)
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Thank you!
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I love how you pointed out that our time is being stolen from us, our only real asset. Lately, I’ve been realizing the importance of where and who to spend my time with. We shouldn’t be so frivolous with our most valuable, and limited resource. I enjoyed this poem 😀
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Thank you for this wonderful feedback. So glad you liked my poem.
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Wow
This is great.
Thank you for this booster!
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You are welcome.
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Absolutely beautiful poem; you have a way with words. Do you mind if I reblog this?
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I do not mind as long as credit is given to me, Marta Pombo Sallés, with direction to the original content. I am glad you have liked it that much. Thank you so much! 😉
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Wow! I mean, WOW! What an amazing read!! Great job!!!! Loved the music. I closed my eyes for a second. Inspired me! Reminded me of the Yanni I listen to a lot. 🙂 God bless!
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Thank you, so glad you have liked it that much. I am flattered.
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Wow. You’re a phenomenal writer. You made every word count. I loved the micro lists and the profound message. Thank you for being a refreshing raindrop ❤
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You are kindly welcome, Roshni. So glad you have liked my poem. Your comment means a lot to me. Will get to your blog and posts ASAP. Actually I suppose my poem inspired a poet friend of mine, Mario Savioni, who is a far more talented poet than me. Perhaps you will like his poem too. I hope so because it is a pity that he receives almost no feedback compared to myself, where I am just an amateur writer: hphttps://savioni.wordpress.com/2016/02/29/no-rainy-day-friend/
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You’re very welcome. You’re certainly amazing and more than an amateur 😀 Keep writing! I’ll be sure to check it out.
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Mario Savioni’s link to his poem “No Rainy-Day Friend”: https://savioni.wordpress.com/2016/02/29/no-rainy-day-friend/
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It was a great poem indeed. Thanks for helping me discover it.
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If you have liked Mario’s poem he would really appreciate a like and/ or a comment from you. He’s far more talented than me and, instead, I get much more feedback and likes. That is just so unfair!
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