Between the Two

Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Lääne-Virumaa, Obja village. You see Young warrior Death and life are similar in a way All You can do is surrender to them both There is no other way Truths are written between the two You are complete now And so were those who came before You Provided they … Read more

For All

Image source: My private collection. Gran Canaria, Spain. What it would be? What it would mean? To be remembered in the dawns of yesterday Searching for the moonlit doorways For the ever glowing face of freedom What does it stand for? Breathing fire on the heavens Feeding fires of the admirer’s Freeing companionship for all … Read more

Kingdom

Image source: My private collection. Gran Canaria, Spain. The perception Of a never ending cycle and feeling Can, in itself, be devastating Gut-wrenchingly heartbreaking I have no other way through it But through The mind builds castles and strongholds Facing them, being them, perceiving them Until I crumble and have no place to hide I … Read more

My Meeting

Image source: My private collection. Gran Canaria, Agaete. I sometimes lurk in the shadows And move through the night Looking to start a fight With the only one deserving of my might Myself and the stars at night Echoes of the light that shine so bright Reminding me of that place inside Where all is … Read more

A Magnificent Beast

Image source: My private collection. Norway, Norefjell. Photo by Gunnar Kopperud What do I seek from this? A momentary relief? I hope that there is more than that here Life is just a gauntlet for being Being here gracefully Being here silently Being here with tremendous amounts of fire So I search for this This … Read more

Go on

Image source: My private collection. Gran Canaria, Maspalomas Dunes. Waiting for it Wanting it all Dazed, with clarity above all Mixture of emotions Sharpened by the mind I sometimes gaze upon death I feel it pierce through my veins Knowing that it will leave me Before the end of my days Silently grasping Violently reaching … Read more

Enough

Image source: My private collection. Gran Canaria, Agaete. When am I ready to surrender enough? Enough to let go? Surrender to the pain that drives me To the fire that ignites when I open my eyes On some days it’s harder More difficult to let go Hope for a better tomorrow Let go of all … Read more

The Sweetest of Meetings

Image source: My private collection. Agaete, Gran Canaria. There are different places inside Yourself Different sides to Your Self Finding peace amongst them Can mean being seen as Yourself There is safety there present But before that comes trusting Your being Allowing Your surrender To the kind stranger You might want to see into their … Read more

The Freedom to be Me

Image source: My private collection. Estonia, Lääne-Virumaa, Obja village. I have a yearning that’s burning inside Echoes from within, time and time again The strongest of pulls The greatest of all desires I walk this path I fight for it with all my wrath As much as I can This is all I want in … Read more

Loving

Image source: My private collection. Tallinn, Estonia. It’s hard to love sometimes Knowing that it will end Someday, somewhere When You release Your last breath of air I hope it will all be worth it At the hour You will face The stare Of Your life And the glare Of how You’ve lived Ian Altosaar