ah dream
baby, sweet dreams
but I don’t want to sleep
I don’t want to close my eyes
I might forget our dream
I won’t be able to
see you anymore

ah dream
it may disappear
oh sweet sleepy childish face

.
I can’t make up my mind
the poem in a flash passing
a flurry of faces
up in the air
the breathless verses
spitting black smoke across the blue cool
hues of the sky

a bird
lighter than springtime
white sheets of paper
like a white dress
like dark eyes weeping

the poems
lay scattered on the ground
damp and wet

somewhere far away
in a sporting arena
the grass no longer grows
nothing left but a naked looming frame
tried to hold onto what’s left of its pride
praying still for a miracle

from the fallen poem
sproutings
touched you
with a finger

.
am I dreaming
or was it some kind of
comatosed hallucination
waking up the day after to find
nothing

sleep have separated us
that’s the reason why I hate sleeping
I’m worried as soon as I open my eyes at dawn
you are gone
ah love
.
an empty cup
once upon a time full of passion
now full, spilling
darkness

the terrifying emotions
sometimes
all I need to do is see my reflection
at the bottom of the cup

once again
each time when there’s a new moon
the cup is unrecognisable

and I dare not look
baby, it is the reflection of you
at the bottom of the cup
in the most insane dream

.
I’m still in my mother’s womb
Can you see me?
Am I there?
Or am I gone?

Where am I?
Am I still happy?
Beyond the laughter, can you still hear anything?

but what I will refuse to accept is that
I want to die
I will, under my breath say
– I’m okay

Ah the angels, where are you?

just the other day, you were all here
But now, I can’t find you?
Will you be able to rescue me?

I don’t think so
can you discern the fading light
the gradual illumination of darkness
don’t think for a moment
that I mean the opposite
that it’s sarcasm
don’t ask me if I’m okay
I’m exhausted from all the lies
my brain is struggling to survive
but my heart is struggling to die
it’s tired

Am I laughing or crying?
Am I trying again or have I given up?
Am I falling or am I flying?
I forget that I have not lived
death have turned into a dream
Am I capable of letting anything go?

Can I simply breathe?
Was I not born into this world so that I may die?

But for the moment, I’m not allowed to leave my mother’s womb
my mother have not given birth to me so that I could die

.
one more breath before I die

What will happen if this is my choice?
a cut or mere graze on the flesh
Or just a door someone left open?

a teardrop, a scream
Or was it just a dream?
What if it’s not a dream?
Will you still miss me?

even though we’re not alike
and tomorrow as you open your eyes
and I’m still asleep
don’t cry

I’m high up in the air like the stars
peacefully hidden somewhere
please come
rescue me
because I can’t breathe
I can’t die
I’m still inside
my mother’s womb
—
February 2024

Source: I’m still inside my mother’s womb – Nguyễn Thị Phương Trâm

Yep, friends, there’s a movement afoot and it might … just might … be what we need to motivate and inspire voters come November.  Let’s go see what our friend Annie has to say about it …

Source: There’s A Movement Afoot … | Filosofa’s Word

” De tudo que existe, nada é tão estranho como as relações humanas, com suas mudanças, suas extraordinária irracionalidade.

Virginia Woolf

https://www.pensador.com

Marii Freire.

https://Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Imagem: pinterest/Rita Daniels

Santarém, Pá 2 de março de 2024

Source: Virginia Woolf – Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

Source: Ukraine rationing ammunition. Yet House Republicans take weeks to mull aid – Los Angeles Times

Al Za’anoun, who was at the scene and witnessed the incident, said that while there were large crowds waiting for food to be distributed from aid trucks, the chaos and confusion that led to people being hit by the trucks only started once Israeli soldiers opened fire.

“Most of the people that were killed were rammed by the aid trucks during the chaos and while trying to escape the Israeli gunfire,” Al Za’anoun said.

The United Nations on Friday said many of the Palestinian civilians injured during the carnage suffered gunshot wounds, citing a UN team that visited the hospital where survivors were taken.

UN Secretary General’s spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric told a news conference that “from what they saw, in terms of the patients alive and getting treatment is that there is a large number of gunshot wounds.” The team did not have access to the dead bodies so could not determine if it was the same for those killed.

Source: Carnage at Gaza food aid site amid Israeli gunfire. Here’s what we know – Egypt Independent

The authorities talked about how expensive milk powder is in the international market / Escambray

Source: Cuba’s Milk Crisis and Purchases from the USA and others – Havana Times

• Indonesian and Malaysian laws since the 1997 haze event have not prevented local burning.
• And penalising foreign companies for their actions in Indonesia and Malaysia has been hampered by cronyism and corruption, lack of awareness and education, weaknesses in the institutional framework and lack of political will.
• Also, the penalties are too low to deter further pollution.
• In recent years Indonesia’s environment ministry has brought more land- and forest-fire cases to court. Civil laws holding businesses accountable for the fires they cause have had some effect, according to a ministry report.

The ministry filed 21 cases between January 2015 and September 2020, and of these 10 were successful and 11 are still pending. Businesses have been ordered to pay compensation and restoration costs totalling almost US$1.38 billion.

Source: Air pollution from palm oil deforestation is a human rights issue affecting everyone in Asia – Palm Oil Detectives

Yesterday, the celebration of Women’s History Month began. While I try to shed light on the accomplishments/achievements of women from many cultures throughout the year, instead of just celebrating people or cultures for a specified calendar-assigned timeframe, I must give a nod to women around the world who are making some great achievements throughout all sectors of society, no matter how great or small.

Oh and by the way, our mission has not changed. The 2024 National Women’s History Theme is “Women Who Advocate for Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.” Here’s a little musical serenade to ALL of you fabulous women around the world, as we continue to do what we have always done!

Image Credit: Chelsi Peter

Source: To All the Ladies in the House! | From Behind the Pen

Source: Two-thirds of Europe’s electricity was from renewables last year – Darcy Hitchcock