Silke Schmidt

2 weeks ago | silkeschmidt-32637.medium.com | Silke Schmidt

Story behind the Book ChoiceSo many stories have happened since I wrote my last book reflection. Somehow, I feel, I have lost myself again in the meantime — at least a thousand times. But that was good and helpful. “Don’t take up things again that you put down already.” This is one lesson I learned at the vision fast at the beginning of the year. And it is true. It is just that I truly never put writing down. And I did not put reading down either.

4 weeks ago | silkeschmidt-32637.medium.com | Silke Schmidt

Vision Fast PoetryTalking helpsYou sayYou even offerTo listen to meYou listen wellI know that„Don’t want to“I sayYou smileI doubtIs it true? Or just protectionOr distrustIn myselfAm I a burden? When I talkAbout stuffThat’s not worthGetting angry atOr sad aboutOr fucking furious? Self-pity is the lastThat I want to concealWhat’s the differenceBetween complainingAnd whiningAnd self-criticismor just talkingAbout your stuff?

1 month ago | silkeschmidt-32637.medium.com | Silke Schmidt

Vision Fast Poetry Watching the world Fall apart Bombs bursting Children screaming Mothers mourning Homeless freezing On bare ground People starving addicts shaking On the train Arms covered With timeless scars This is war Made in Germany Don’t look far Shiny offices Expensive suits Massive egos Small boys And girls Playing big „New defense, AI and robotics, Digital everything” New catchwords Without meaning Brainless comparisons That bring tears “Like abortion, The debate.” For God’s sake...

1 month ago | silkeschmidt-32637.medium.com | Silke Schmidt

Vision Fast Poetry Integration is tough It takes time It costs energy It forces you To delete patterns In your brain That made you sick And tortured you And made you small Integration is heavy It wears you down It costs your sleep It makes you regret You went out there You lose your mind You have no clue Who you are Who you’re not Who you want to be If you can be What you are supposed To be in this life Integration is not To let go of things That triggered you When you observed Yourself from...

1 month ago | silkeschmidt-32637.medium.com | Silke Schmidt

Vision Fast Poetry Are there They’re yours Can fight them Can hate them They stay They have to If you cut them You kill them And yourself Your job is To grow Not to kill Roots stay strong No matter how bad The soil was then Trees reach up And to the sides The light guides The weather changes You keep longing To the top Insivible roots Keep growing Stop denying Your origins They make sure You are connected To the ground Being nourished Moving trees Is hard to do Insane to try Put your energy...